Yeah but it's just not the same as having access to it anywhere with a swipe or by voice. Plus it's about to get even better with on tap.
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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BoboBrazil
Member
Hopefully by the time my Iphone 6s+ arrives 9.1 will be out and a jailbreak method with it.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Tap is slow af, making it useless.
Afro Samurai
Banned
What are the best apps to get for Android?
Are there better clients for Facebook and Reddit?
I got PowerAmp, Moon+ Reader and Nova Prime.
Are there better clients for Facebook and Reddit?
I got PowerAmp, Moon+ Reader and Nova Prime.
This thread just took a nose dive.
The irony is palpable.
You really still think people care about what you post in this thread?
Yep.
Nope.
The irony is palpable.
You really still think people care about what you post in this thread?
Yep.
Nope.
alpinestars1980
Member
I don't get the hate for the Nexus 6. My brother owns it and it's awesome. I love everything about it minus the camera.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Someone help me understand the Nexus 6 hate. The main gripe was its price but today, for $300, that's not a concern. If it released as a brand new phone today for $300, instead of the crappy 5X, you'd all be thrilled.
Excepting size preference.
Excepting size preference.
From my limited experience in this thread, it seems that just about every phone is overpriced garbage.
Welcome to me 8 months ago.
Yeah I know, the price was harder to swallow at $650..... even though that is normal flagship price.
As someone who has had every iPad since the second gen and every Nexus since the Galaxy Nexus I could not disagree more with your assertions. Pure Android is by far the best mobile OS out there and it is just teeming with really amazing features and is incredibly powerful and customizable. It left iOS in the dust years ago.
Afro Samurai
Banned
The Nexus 5 was priced at $350. I didn't want to pay nearly double for a new phone.
alpinestars1980
Member
Lol, true.
Oh, I'm not even talking about the amazing price you can get it for now. He got it for full price and loves it. It's really a great and fast phone.
neogaffer1
Banned
I just remembered they re-enabled Now on Tap in the M preview and tried it out for the first time and found it really inconsistent. It was able to identify a completely random page in a Harry Potter book...
and then I tried a more obscure title (albeit very recent) and it identified the author and the series but the wrong one in the series (this is like the 10th novel; it thought it was the first novel)
but I think the most damning thing in my eyes is that despite being able to take a random page of a book and identify it, it couldn't identify the cover of a comic that came out two weeks ago, despite the fact that manually img searching the cover would've at least given the title name (but not the issue #)
and then I tried a more obscure title (albeit very recent) and it identified the author and the series but the wrong one in the series (this is like the 10th novel; it thought it was the first novel)
but I think the most damning thing in my eyes is that despite being able to take a random page of a book and identify it, it couldn't identify the cover of a comic that came out two weeks ago, despite the fact that manually img searching the cover would've at least given the title name (but not the issue #)
Jazzy Network
Member
Doesn't the X Play lack a gyroscope? As lol worthy as no NFC on the OPT.
BoboBrazil
Member
Did you already sell your OP2?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I don't really do anything that uses the gyro so I haven't noticed it yet.
neogaffer1
Banned
I wouldn't say it's that bad--NFC would be used more and more in the coming months due to Android Pay. Gyroscope would only be used really only in games...and most modern mobile games are worthless anyways so no big loss.
Jazzy Network
Member
No I just got it. Probably just gonna return it.
Jumping back about a day's worth posts...
Just realized I forgot to ask, where can I look up their current band 12 coverage, to know if it's in my area or not?
neogaffer1
Banned
BoboBrazil
Member
I warned you guys about this phone. Gets hotter than the OP2 with Snapdragon 810.
Good luck. Got a rma request in 6 days and counting right now with no response. I disputed by paypal and hopefully they will just refund me the money and I'll get to keep the phone too.
I don't understand why though.
Could it be the screen?
How does the 808 get hotter than the 810? Or I guess OPT uses better thermal pasting?
BoboBrazil
Member
Not sure, but I remember the Pure being so hot to hold that it was uncomfortable even doing simple stuff like browsing the web in chrome.
Baroquemantic
Member
Thanks for the impressions. The Play sounds like a pretty good phone, and the sd615 seems to be a surprisingly good SoC.
What do you mean about the icons? The size or a uniform shape? If it's the former, I believe there actually are icon guidelines on the design site. Many devs just don't follow them.
Now on Tap seems to rely a lot on Knowledge Graph. Not for everything, of course, but if it's an entity in knowledge graph, it usually gets it right. At least this is the impression I got from playing around with a friend's Nexus 6 today. I'd say it was 90% right with the things I tried. The good thing is that on tap can only improve from here, and where it's at currently is incredibly impressive to me, especially for a "1.0" release. Thanks for the impressions too!I just remembered they re-enabled Now on Tap in the M preview and tried it out for the first time and found it really inconsistent. It was able to identify a completely random page in a Harry Potter book...
and then I tried a more obscure title (albeit very recent) and it identified the author and the series but the wrong one in the series (this is like the 10th novel; it thought it was the first novel)
but I think the most damning thing in my eyes is that despite being able to take a random page of a book and identify it, it couldn't identify the cover of a comic that came out two weeks ago, despite the fact that manually img searching the cover would've at least given the title name (but not the issue #)
I had one for a couple weeks and it never once got hot.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Both. Some are bigger than others. They're all to big though. And the different shapes are annoying.
Baroquemantic
Member
Ah ok. Yeah, it'd be nice to have some uniformity, but it is what it is. I remember when KitKat(?) was coming out and people thought Google was going to make all there icons circular. I think a circle would have been a good choice for the icon guidelines. At least we have icon packs! Google should embrace the community and add support for them in the Google launcher.
Thanks... well, that site is pretty vague, guess my best bet will be to try to contact their customer service and ask about it.
neogaffer1
Banned
man i forgot the nextbit robin was a thing. anyone here actually back that? it seems like a joke after the 5X got announced--they're pretty much the same spec-wise.
cartoon_soldier
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Mine is ordered and due in 10ish days. Feels good to finally being able to ignore the Nex5x Euro disaster.
I don't want a huge phone.
Forget where you parked your car? Google Now tells you. Sweet!
I knew this when it launched. But only used it to great effect last night. There was so much traffic getting into work, that I just parked on a random street, and walked the last four or five blocks with no real recollection of where I parked.
#technologyisawesome!
Sometimes.
I knew this when it launched. But only used it to great effect last night. There was so much traffic getting into work, that I just parked on a random street, and walked the last four or five blocks with no real recollection of where I parked.
#technologyisawesome!
Sometimes.
Nicktendo86
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*hugs 808 in my moto x*
Nicktendo86
Member
Mine doesn't, got warm when I first turned it on and downloaded all of my apps but since then has been fine.
brotkasten
Member
I got 6.85 bucks on Play Store credit and don't know what to do with them. Is there anything worthwhile on the Play Store in terms of apps?
I already have Pocket Casts, which is the only paid app I wanted.
I don't have a Chromecast, so there's no point in renting or buying movies. Not a Google Music user either. And I definitely don't play games on my phone.
I already have Pocket Casts, which is the only paid app I wanted.
I don't have a Chromecast, so there's no point in renting or buying movies. Not a Google Music user either. And I definitely don't play games on my phone.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Fenix for Twitter. Press for rss, although devs abandoned it.
It is the upgraded version.
To be honest I am far from convinced it's a heat issue. I think it's a driver one.
OH COME ON
What do I buy now
The hate the Nexus 6 gets is because it was overpriced on release. It's now an excellent buy.
Jzero
Member
Can't wait to have that problem on my Nexus 6P
It's as though people in this thread seem to think price is the only variable in choosing a phone?
For the US, it seems a decent enough option to me? You get a great camera, the sensor hub and associated ambient screen will be great if it is like the glance screen on old lumias, and fingerprint reader means better usability for android pay. It's a good price and you get $50 google play credit.
Lots of people will find a larger phone too big, so it genuinely seems the best phone if you want something around 5"
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Nexus 6 hate in here is just stupid its at a price where it's well worth it - just cause you hate the size and the fact it was overpriced on launch doesn't make it shit now. Is a great device if you're okay with the size which you get used too tbh, it doesn't lag, the speakers are great (albeit with a feature that is just stupid) and with the M preview its battery is improved.
I know some people didn't like the screen calibration but I never really noticed anything.
The N6p is only 50 quid cheaper here and it's not getting anywhere near the hate the original 6 has.
I know some people didn't like the screen calibration but I never really noticed anything.
The N6p is only 50 quid cheaper here and it's not getting anywhere near the hate the original 6 has.
Gavin Robertson
Neo Member
Both the wife and I are up for renewal in early December.
She's coming from a Z1, which she's loved. Battery is some kind of witchcraft (she'll regularly finish the day with 50%+ battery left) and the camera takes a great shot. Calls, messaging, the odd bit of social media and photos/videos of the kids are all she really needs in a phone. Camera is very important though, she doesn't like carrying around our RX100 II, but wants to reduce the compromise a phone forces on you as much as possible. So I'm thinking G4, S6 or the Z5 maybe for her upgrade. Anything else I should seriously be looking at for her?
Meanwhile I'm still happy with my OnePlus One, so I'm thinking I might stick? Nothing this year grabs me, and if I went for a one year sim only deal, I'd be well placed for (hopefully?) better phones next year?
She's coming from a Z1, which she's loved. Battery is some kind of witchcraft (she'll regularly finish the day with 50%+ battery left) and the camera takes a great shot. Calls, messaging, the odd bit of social media and photos/videos of the kids are all she really needs in a phone. Camera is very important though, she doesn't like carrying around our RX100 II, but wants to reduce the compromise a phone forces on you as much as possible. So I'm thinking G4, S6 or the Z5 maybe for her upgrade. Anything else I should seriously be looking at for her?
Meanwhile I'm still happy with my OnePlus One, so I'm thinking I might stick? Nothing this year grabs me, and if I went for a one year sim only deal, I'd be well placed for (hopefully?) better phones next year?
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Hoping the Marshmallow factory images go up tomorrow....Hoping it has some magic for the N9
Come on Goog...
Come on Goog...
It's not gonna make a lick of difference is it
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