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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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not all of them, but yeah sony seem to support more devices than other oems lately. There was a bit of pressure since m2 was quite popular in some markets and wasn't initially included in their upgrade plan.
But lollipop doesn't seem like an upgrade, really, besides more consistent UI and modern look, reading impressions on other forums M2 seems to take a hit on battery life, just like most phones that go from Kitkat to 5.X
I agree. I think it's too complicated to get much use, and I think many app makers will ignore it or do quick, bad implementations as a result.
There are a few bits of iOS 9 I think it's exceptionally clunky on, or completely absent when it should be there.
Note that Phonearena has now updated the source article for this saying it has nothing to do with heat and they were wrong.
(Not that it's okay, but it sounds much more like the digitiser driver is crashing in some circumstances, so hopefully is a quick software fix.)
There is a bug that's for sure. But the article in it's original form was a definite for of FUD.
Saiyan-Rox
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Just a heads up I wouldn't go with CPW
I canceled the playstore and went to them and after ordering I noticed no payment was taken....rang them up and low and behold they've no stock left when I was told before the sale they did :/
Cancelled them and now back on the play store....their goes my line in the queue.
EDIT: yep now November....fuck CPW
Yikes. 91% here, after 5 hours on charge with my Moto 360. I wonder if it was just pushing a Play Services update to the device or something.
They're such cheeky fuckers. They do this all the time with the date to suck up pre orders knowing most people won't cancel. Much worse warranty to.
Saiyan-Rox
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Yeah I knew it was too good to be true but didn't listen to myself...fuckin annoyed
Nikodemos
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Yes, the M2 and M2 Aqua were quite aggressively promoted in some places. I myself bought the phone for the equivalent of $10 (albeit with a contract extension). It's pretty decent for a Snapdragon 400-powered device.
Well, first impression is that, at least in my opinion, the UI is worse than 4.4.4, with ugly wide pastel bars everywhere.
OTOH it somehow 'feels' a bit snappier in some apps and screen transitions.
I have however encountered an issue, namely that some app icons have disappeared from my app list. They are listed as 'installed' when opening the store and they show up when tapping to add a shortcut to the home screen, but there's no icon in the larger installed apps list.
-Pyromaniac-
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I mean good implementation lol
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Wonder when the factory images will be posted.
brotkasten
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I just need the OTA.zip. I wonder if the experience is going to suffer this time.
Unless it is supported by android,something doesn't seem to be the case in the near future, do not expect great things about it, only for Huawei own skin & Apps.
Apple has the edge there, since they own both soft and hard and it is easier to see some consistence.
But i guess huawei will copy them sooner than later and adapt EMUI, which is already a rip off of iOS
-Pyromaniac-
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We'll see. I'm just hoping there's more to individual 2016 flagships then "look now we're re-releasing the same flagship from last year but this time with a fingerprint scanner" or "same flagship as before but this time with an 820 instead of an 808/810!!!".
Hope they all improve where they need to improve. S7 on battery/software. HTC on hardware. LG on hardware/software. Moto on not skimping and not releasing different phones for different regions.
I want some meaningful improvements. But the more I think about it the more I fear we're honestly getting 2015 but with 820s. I'm anxiously hoping to be proven wrong.
brotkasten
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Man, could you imagine an HTC One M10 with the exact same design for another year?
Do they even have anyone left to design phones?
Do they even have anyone left to design phones?
-Pyromaniac-
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I honestly think the M10 will be just like their upcoming A9 in design. AKA near identical to the design of the iphone 6. Which reminds me, next year is brand new iphones year as well so everyone better step their game up.
brotkasten
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That really makes me question who sent evleaks the M9 renders. It had to be someone reliable, since he doubled down on that.
Pyro, IT HAS TO BE REAL. I WANT IT TO BE REAL!
Well, i also want something beyond new soc and incremental updates here and there, camera, performance...
But the only thing i can think about is, as you mentionend, battery life, improvements on all devices, not only phablets. I guess efficent SoC is part of the equation, but also battery size.
Other improvements is no compromises, at least for flaships, all should come with 'everything': NFC, Fingerprint scanner, wireless charging, waterproof, IR blaster...etc etc....
As far as 3D touch, it is good to have, but i do not see as necessary, but probably some OEM's will include so they can say they have it.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Parental controls on Android phones are still fucking laughable. Better on tablets, but still not great.
Bots are better than you
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If you're ok with it, i will rage too...
9th November? Then ... don't bother releasing them here at all, Google ...
Right now, i'm pretty sure it's skip year for me, going for N5-3 or ... N6P-2 if nothing else is possible in 2016, but i fear that they will keep that late-expensive-fuck-eu release for future devices ...
On the other hand, i don't want to deal with some OEM skin on Android ... and Motorola with the least offensive one always has some kind of a dealbreaker in terms of hardware and/or features.
Great.
Oh that's exactly why I'm angry at the way the Nexii are handled this time around the the EU: even with that huge fuck you, I still can't bring myself to buy anything but the 6P. Google is my abusive, castrating girlfriend I can't bring myself to dump.
I'm not sure my N5 will hold onto 2016, and even if it does, flagships will arrive relatively late in the year with dissuasive pricing and the usual set of deal-breakers.
I'm not sure my N5 will hold onto 2016, and even if it does, flagships will arrive relatively late in the year with dissuasive pricing and the usual set of deal-breakers.
-Pyromaniac-
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It's dead RIP
Vyse The Legend
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I really want to smash my Nexus 6 on the floor. It's a laggy, buggy disaster. You Marshmallow preview folks better be right about the update.
brotkasten
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Stop it.
Final version releasing today right?
-Pyromaniac-
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isn't it attached to the email address?
yes, but there's a way to do it. A little complicated, but the invite can be transferred.
But it's sooooooo worth it at $350, haven't you heard?!
They're still doing that crap? Like... what's the point anymore?
Jazzy Network
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There's a ton of themes in the theme store so that's not even a valid excuse anymore.
-Pyromaniac-
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Yeah if you get a Samsung a phone using a diffetent launcher is mad necessary.
Jzero
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It is, if you un-encrypt it.
From what I've seen they're all freaking ugly, tho
Are there any cool roms to fix the ram stuff and make it look better?
DoctorPayne
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Material theme + Nova. Problem solved.
Their reasoning is solid. Atari bankrupted when they couldn't sell 1 million copies of the ET game (mind you, they still sold 1.5 million). They want to avoid having unsold stock in stores or storage, so the invite system helps them with that problem. They only sell to the public whatever they have on stock, the phones come in and are sold as soon as possible.
They fucked up with the implementation, though. Non-transferable (not really) invites and a very bumpy launch were the bane of the invite system.
I can get the S6 Edge 32gb for 500 euros. As a one year phone I'm not sure. Eh.
alpinestars1980
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Yeah, it is. It's still well under half the cost of the buggy iPhone 6S and 6S+.
If I must have a buggy experience, I'll choose the cheaper of the two.
Just sell directly to the public via their own website.
Jazzy Network
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From what you've seen? There's literally hundreds of themes.
I've not seen them all, ofc, but I looked and I didn't see one that pleased me.
I feel like I would regret buying it tho. The build quality is really great, but I just want a great phone out of the box that just works. I got tired of having to install custom stuff to get my Nexus 6 working as I wanted.
Junior Mint
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You really can't appreciate how hideous the Nexus 6 is until you watch a couple of videos comparing the 6P next to it.
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