It's just a 50 mAh advantage.
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It's just a 50 mAh advantage.
Jazzy Network
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No SD card confirmed makes me sad.
Baroquemantic
Member
The Edge looks really great. Sucks they went with a glass back. Though with the smaller edges compared to the Note Edge, they seem like they will barely serve any functional purpose, and the Note Edge already didn't do much there.
The Samsung keyboard finally looks good, though it does look very, very similar to the iPhone keyboard.
The Samsung keyboard finally looks good, though it does look very, very similar to the iPhone keyboard.
outunderthestars
Banned
Why on earth do phone manufacturer's use glass for the back of a phone?
Blame all the people that complained about Samsung phones.
They were going back to the drawing board with Touchwiz.
Baroquemantic
Member
"Premium" feel, I guess. Even though they could've just gone with a nice matte or textured material for the back which would be infinitely more grippy.
And it would've been cool if they made it waterproof again, but I guess they didn't want flaps.
Edit:
Yeah, but it's not impossible to make a well designed phone with expandable storage. Nokia does it; Sony too, and I'm sure some others.
outunderthestars
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Wreav suicide watch confirmed.
Jazzy Network
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I dunno ask Sony why they haven't sold any phones since 2008.
Mad Catz announces the S.U.R.F.R. and L.Y.N.X. 3 game controllers ahead of MWC 2015.- Android Authority
- The S.U.R.F.R.
- The L.Y.N.X. 3
-Pyromaniac-
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Nothing samsung does is really surprising though is it? They put out good specs and performance but lets face as it as far as phone design and software goes they've shown for years that they are a company that has no taste. Can't win em all. They're always slow to buck trends. Glass is out and they're just getting into it. Bloated software is out and they're just now beginning to cut back on some things. Menu/back buttons are out. They're still doing it. etc
It's just how they are, I have come to expect it. Some don't mind it or are willing to live with it for the hardware but eh.
It's just how they are, I have come to expect it. Some don't mind it or are willing to live with it for the hardware but eh.
Baroquemantic
Member
But glass backs have nothing to do with that....
Awww snap, unintended rhyme game on point
outunderthestars
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Mad Catz announces the S.U.R.F.R. and L.Y.N.X. 3 game controllers ahead of MWC 2015.- Android Authority
- The S.U.R.F.R.
- The L.Y.N.X. 3
Those look terrible.
Looks cool?
Jazzy Network
Member
First thing I thought of.
soundahfekz
Member
Mad Catz announces the S.U.R.F.R. and L.Y.N.X. 3 game controllers ahead of MWC 2015.- Android Authority
- The S.U.R.F.R.
- The L.Y.N.X. 3
God damn is it 1995?
The Faceless Master
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Xisiqomelir
Member
I have neither purchased nor will I ever purchase a Samsung phone, but they surely can't be both a company that has no taste and a dedicated cloner of iDevices?
outunderthestars
Banned
I've always thought that the Nexus 5 had the best back of any phone I have ever handled. I wish more companies used that material.
10/10.
Those Mad Catz controllers look they're trying to appeal to the blind. I feel like S.U.R.F.R. could show some convenience, though.
The Faceless Master
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why not?
BlackNMild2k1
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I don't know if this is the place to ask this, but here goes anyway.
I'm looking for a wifi tether app that works on a rooted GS3 on 4.4.2 w/ Verizon
It used to work just fine when I had cyanogen mod, but I recently did a factory reset when I lost my 4G connection to see if that was the problem (worked before), and Verizon might be sending me a new phone if the replacement simcard doesn't work, but just for this weekend, I need something to connect my tablet to the internet through my phone.
I've jut tried about a dozen apps from the Play market, and nothing works.
The only one that kinda worked was Fox-Fi, but it has a very small usage limit that was exceeded in less than 5 minutes.
I'm looking for a wifi tether app that works on a rooted GS3 on 4.4.2 w/ Verizon
It used to work just fine when I had cyanogen mod, but I recently did a factory reset when I lost my 4G connection to see if that was the problem (worked before), and Verizon might be sending me a new phone if the replacement simcard doesn't work, but just for this weekend, I need something to connect my tablet to the internet through my phone.
I've jut tried about a dozen apps from the Play market, and nothing works.
The only one that kinda worked was Fox-Fi, but it has a very small usage limit that was exceeded in less than 5 minutes.
Faaaantastic
let's wait until Xiaomi hits the US with their phones before we have this OT
Xisiqomelir
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iDevices are pretty tasteful, so those criticisms appear to be mutually exclusive.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
RoadHazard
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Praise the Goog, Calendar is finally good again! 7-day portrait view, week numbers, tighter spacing and more readable items. Basically, it's back to being as usable as the pre-Lollipop Calendar. Don't know what they were thinking with the original release, but clearly they got enough negative feedback on it to come to their senses.
There are two Samsung Mobiles basically. Desperate Samsung and Cocky Samsung.
Desperate Samsung (like they are now with their falling high-end phone sales) gut reaction is to copy whatever Apple did a year ago terms of hardware design. Thus the very thing, non-plastic, non-removable battery, and no MicroSD card slot S6.
Cocky Samsung when they feel they are on top of the world does some crazy cool unique stuff, like the Galaxy Note line.
Desperate Samsung (like they are now with their falling high-end phone sales) gut reaction is to copy whatever Apple did a year ago terms of hardware design. Thus the very thing, non-plastic, non-removable battery, and no MicroSD card slot S6.
Cocky Samsung when they feel they are on top of the world does some crazy cool unique stuff, like the Galaxy Note line.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
So that HTC VR leak obviously explains that HTC tweet from earlier in the week.
-Pyromaniac-
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but the problem is that cocky samsung got them to where they are now, which is alarming drop in sales.
Bad copycats taking the wrong lessons to copy = bad taste.
Oh, man. That keyboard and aluminum edge sure looks familiar.
brotkasten
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It could be worse!
You Are Viewtiful
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S6 will be a disaster. Who's they're target audience anymore?
outunderthestars
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Honestly my hype level is pretty low. Hoping Sony shows something great, but otherwise I am fairly sure everything will not be for me. HTC and Samsung skin the OS too much for my taste.
Pankratous
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If Sony doesn't show the Xperia Z4 (and there's substantial rumours to suggest they won't), I genuinely don't know what I'll do with myself...
Jazzy Network
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Maybe Sony will announce that they'll finally have a Lollipop upgrade on one of their phones in the next 6 months finally?
Haha they even lifted Apple's signature "Designed by Apple in California" line.It could be worse!
brotkasten
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Yeah, another dud from HTC. Maybe next year.
longdi
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Baroquemantic
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Welp. I wonder what the evleaks leak was then.
Wow that camera looks horrible. Also , compared to the 7 there, I really don't like the M9 or M8 design as much. I thought it was going to be relatively ok looking.
outunderthestars
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Yup, looks like I'm skipping this year's upgrade cycle.
Hopefully HTC still exists next year and they deliver an M10 that looks like the evleaks render(or better) with a better chipset that doesn't have the s810's issues and USB type C.