I will be salty as hell if my Note 4 doesn't see the latest version of Touchwiz.
They've pretty much alleviated all complaints I had with the look of it. It's not entirely stock, still, but it's not worse.
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I will be salty as hell if my Note 4 doesn't see the latest version of Touchwiz.
They've pretty much alleviated all complaints I had with the look of it. It's not entirely stock, still, but it's not worse.
They tend not to to want to change the look and feel of existing phones too much. I wouldn't bet on it.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Be prepared to be salty as hell, then. The phone you bought is the phone you'll have, in past Samsung experiences.
No.
GPS isn't fine to be left on.
Reasons: drains battery and it is overkill unless using navigating software. That is the reason why a BATTERY SAVING location mode is available in settings. Plus the flashing icon all the time is annoying as fuck.
Google search bar: yes, Google launcher, fine. They can do whatever they want but that doesn't mean it is right: it could be transparent or just a search icon/mic (just like LG's launcher) so you can see the wallpaper. OR make it removable so you can place other widgets there. And considering you can launch search by voice it is like useless.
I use google launcher because i like Gnow fast access (which is not available on other launchers) and because the big screen on my note4 makes it less annoying since i have enough screen to enjoy my wallpaper.
HTC One M9 powered by the 64-bit Snapdragon 810, produces overheating warning on AnTuTu.-
Phone Arena via Android Headlines
Avoid the 810 phones like the plague. Seriously, manufacturers should just use the 805 instead. But I guess they want to get on the 64 bit marketing train, regardless of the end user experience.
Nokia N9 did it back in 2011. Rolled glass edge to the screen, swiping from the sides. Same chassis became the Lumia 800 the following year, still before the nexus 4.
it is a great design element giving the phone a really nice feel to use - love it on my nexus 4 and lumia 930.
-Pyromaniac-
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So LG's mobile chief says the G4 will be radically different from the G3.
8k screen?!
Curved and in metal with a 16k screen and 1tb of ram
It needs to be, it ran hot on the old snapdragon, it'll melt with the 810 in it.
Kill Your Masters
Member
This cant be true.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
the rumour is that LG will be using their own shit and not qualcomm
I don't know, does this look like a standard Lollipop notification?
Sense isn't bad, you can usually get it out of your way. But if you're looking for a phone using an 810 CPU, I'd wait until there's some reviews. It's not looking promising.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
lol what no
you're looking for the Oneplus 2 (most likely), Moto X 2015, or Nexus 2015.
Like some of the rest of us!
brotkasten
Member
HTC phones come with the HTC Sense skin. It's nowhere near stock Android.
Aye Nokia has had it for ages on their phones.
Certainly wasn't for me on Kit Kat.
I don't know, does this look like a standard Lollipop notification?
Sense isn't bad, you can usually get it out of your way. But if you're looking for a phone using an 810 CPU, I'd wait until there's some reviews. It's not looking promising.
Is that not an AnTuTu notification not using the OS stock design rather than a system one?
Seriously. What the fuck?
soundahfekz
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HTC One M9 powered by the 64-bit Snapdragon 810, produces overheating warning on AnTuTu.-
Phone Arena via Android Headlines
Still using that barely visible notification light I see.
Stay taking L's, HTC
Ars Technica review of the Moto E. Consistently tops the Moto G in the benchmarks. Really really solid battery life too. They say it performs like a late 2012 Android phone. Which is pretty insane for a $150 device. They seem to be pretty big fans of it:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/03/review-the-new-moto-e-is-the-most-phone-you-can-get-for-150/
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/03/review-the-new-moto-e-is-the-most-phone-you-can-get-for-150/
-Pyromaniac-
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New Moto E is definitely the king of the "low end".
Hopefully Motorola knocks it out with the X as well. Got high hopes for that shit.
Hopefully Motorola knocks it out with the X as well. Got high hopes for that shit.
You Are Viewtiful
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Not to mention not everyone has a hard on for stock. If I lost 40% of features, depending on what those features are, I wouldn't be too happy. I mean what are you doing with a TouchWiz phone if you want a stock phone xD
Pretty much, I just wanted to wave a red flag about DA HEAT if anyone was considering an M9.
Moto E looking nice. So the new Moto G should feel like a 2013 phone
and Moto X 2015 like a 2014 phone
-Pyromaniac-
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The rumours of Huawei making the next Nexus are adding up (could still be tablet and not phone though):
I'm happy with this as long as it's not as big as the ascend Mate 7. Other than that they release some good hardware. Make it 5 inches and throw stock on it and obviously good price since it's huawei and we are back in business.
I'm happy with this as long as it's not as big as the ascend Mate 7. Other than that they release some good hardware. Make it 5 inches and throw stock on it and obviously good price since it's huawei and we are back in business.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
His Birthday isn't till Summer, but my idea is to get the boy child a phone for his birthday. Moto E is leader in the club house, but I got a few months to see what else shakes down.
sleverfunk
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Where's the Zenfone 2 dammit.
BrokenIcarus
Member
This! WTF?
The Verizon bootloader has never been cracked AFAIK so he's shit outta luck.
outunderthestars
Banned
Why? It should be expected that OEM's will constantly make better phones (Unless you are HTC) every year.
That's false. The flashing icon is not on all the time - only when gps is in use (except HTC phones with sense, they have a gps icon on all the time). That means when the icon is not flashing that gps isn't on. Battery saving mode - if you take a look at your settings, uses network location (from wifi and cellular data) to determine your location and won't be as accurate as the gps sensor. High battery for location uses the device's gps sensor in addition to the network data.
-Pyromaniac-
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The Moto Maxx has:
Close to stock
5.2
3gb ram
3900mAh battery
Snapdragon 805
No SD but 64gb
That's so close to what I want. Really hope Moto X builds on that or takes some stuff from it.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Looking to get a reasonably cheap off-contract phone, and T-mobile has the Xperia Z1s (refurb) at $249. Worth it?
My last Android was the Nexus 5 (which I dropped in a lake), so water-proofing is kind of a high priority for me.
My last Android was the Nexus 5 (which I dropped in a lake), so water-proofing is kind of a high priority for me.
it's going to be hard to go backwards in battery life to these flagships. I think it will take another generation for flagships to barely touch Xperia Z3 Compact's battery life. I wish they would just stick with 1080p (I understand that for Samsung though, they need high res for VR gear)
brotkasten
Member
I can't wait for all the stories from people about how fragile the S6 Edge is. I wonder if it could be worse than Apple's bend gate.
Here is a list of the 22 apps that will be part of the Galaxy Gifts program on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge:
- Audible
- Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs
- The Economist
- Endomondo
- Evernote
- Fleksy
- Hancom Office
- The Hobbit: Kingdoms
- Keepy
- Kindle for Samsung
- LastPass
- Life360
- Magisto
- NYTimes
- Pac-Man Friends
- Parallels Access
- PayPal
- Shazam
- Uber
- VSCO
- Workout Trainer
HTC One M9 powered by the 64-bit Snapdragon 810, produces overheating warning on AnTuTu.-
Phone Arena via Android Headlines
SMH HTC
Although I doubt you would ever see that warning during regular use, the fact that it's confirming everyone's fears about the S810 and the fact that gaming will increase the chances of the phone overheating is a huge misstep for Qualcomm. For HTC, this just adds to the one of many other fuck ups for them regarding the M9.
I just got an iPhone for work, and yeah, the phone definitely lags a bit while scrolling through songs. I see the appeal design wise, but software wise iOS is a huge step down from Android.
Touch ID is awesome though and I do prefer listening to music on the iPhone over Android.
You Are Viewtiful
Member
Are they giving a subcription to this stuff? I'll try to convince my mom to get it for the Audible subscription lol.
Apparently it's not bloat. They can be downloaded at the Galaxy App Store (which is bloat) and you get some sort of freebie with it.
I think so.
longdi
Banned
S810 looks very disappointing, barely faster than S801...
Unlikely what was said earlier, S810 does have heat issues and Samsung use of Exynos is not due to overcapacity of their fabs, looks truer now.
I hope Sony is smart enough to use the rumored S808. What a sucky time for them to be in.
Unlikely what was said earlier, S810 does have heat issues and Samsung use of Exynos is not due to overcapacity of their fabs, looks truer now.
I hope Sony is smart enough to use the rumored S808. What a sucky time for them to be in.