don't worry, i love boxes too so the more thought put into it the better. like when i had ordered a suit online for the first time. probably one of my favourite unboxings ever.
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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don't worry, i love boxes too so the more thought put into it the better. like when i had ordered a suit online for the first time. probably one of my favourite unboxings ever.
Baroquemantic
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I have to agree. That OEM skin is still part of a device running Android, and Android is better than iOS.
Never minding that, I would still prefer MotoBlur to iOS9.
That's really not a bad price. I see the leather one is £320.
Saiyan-Rox
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Least i'm not alone lol damn I hope the nexus boxes open like this :O
Yep, I noticed the leather was only £6 more so went for that.
Shocking to find that EE charge £10.20 for a replacement sim though. That's thievery considering sims cost 99p in a shop.
Apparently going into a store and asking for a swap is better as they will do it for free. Going from a nano to micro so can't cut the sim down either.
soundahfekz
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it's not the skins aesthetics, it's the additional fuckery/jank that comes along with it
Afro Samurai
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Anyone with experience with Nova launcher, why is it popular? Should I use it over Android 6.0 Stock?
Baroquemantic
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Damn near everything is customizable. Icons, icon sizes, animations, transitions, folders, colors, app drawer, etc. Damn near everything about your home screen experience can be made the way you want it to be.
The stock/Google launcher is not bad, but there's barely any customization on offer. It's biggest advantage is Google Now to the left of the home screens. It's also very fast and smooth, but that can also be said of most third party launchers like Nova.
If you get Nova, I'd suggest paying for the "Pro" version--Nova Prime. It offers even more options and tweaks than the free version.
Afro Samurai
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How's the performance on Nova Prime? Does it make Samsung S6 faster?
Lil'DigiOp
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Launchers are kinda weird to me IMO. By technical definition, they should be affecting performance of your device since they are constantly running, however with modern day software, Nova Prime is incredibly optimized for android and runs rather seamless when you set it to your default. This processing is incredibly minimal so you shouldn't feel sluggishness esp with a S6.
Bad launchers that are horribly optimized drag your device down for sure though.
Baroquemantic
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I've never tried Nova on an S6 before, but I'm willing to bet performance is just as good, if not better than the stock S6 launcher. In addition to Nova, you should give Action Launcher a look, if you want something a bit different from most launchers.
brotkasten
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That's absolutely okay, man.
The experience of a good unboxing is really important, as it gives you instant gratification for the purchase you made. It makes you feel good and happy that you bought that product. Sometimes I wish I could work on something great like that.
+1 for this. Nova Prime might be the best $4 I've spent in the Play store.
I want to like the Google Now launcher, but I am too spoiled by the customization Nova offers. GNL icons are too big, I don't like the white background on the drawer, I don't like that I can't get rid of the Google search bar at the top of the home screen, and I don't like that there is so much overkill for search. You can access Google search in the following ways from the home screen using GNL:
- Say, "OK, Google"
- Click the persistent search bar
- Swipe in from the left
- Swipe up from the home button
Nicktendo86
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It gets warm but never what I would call hot, even during gaming. I've read a couple of people say theirs gets hot and I wonder if it is a case of a bad unit..
Saiyan-Rox
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Definitely worked in this case - it's so nice!
Right up there with the OPO box and my master chief helmet from the Halo 3 legendary edition.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
This is just wrong. Stupid wrong. Ignorant.
Touchwiz degrades performance, not the case with LG.Touchwiz still lags, is still very janky after you spend a month with it and install apps.
Honestly, I don't know why you would make a statement like that, you're just wrong.
Nova launcher is awesome. Extremely fast and customizable. Smokes the shit out of the stock launcher and any other OEM launcher
The Faceless Master
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y'all don't really need that geeky info on the iWay anyway
Taco_Human
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Oh mah gooooob, I got my Nexus 5 from Tmobile. For used, this thing is practically brand new. It's so sexy. 2 years late to the party here. Updating to lollipop right now, gonna do marshmallow next.
SolidSnakeUS
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Sucks my 2012 Nexus 7 won't get 6.0. But I can hopefully retire it. Maybe get one of those Asus ones still?
Nah. You'll apparently be able to tell of you have the shit chip or not just by using it.
-Pyromaniac-
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I just meant in terms of design
Seems like the guy over at Btekt really liked his time with the Moto X Play. It's on 3rd in their phone of the month rank.
Btw how color accurate are the new displays on the Play and Style? Should be better now that they moved away from OLED to LCD, right? Or is it just Moto incompetent at calibrating their displays?
Btw how color accurate are the new displays on the Play and Style? Should be better now that they moved away from OLED to LCD, right? Or is it just Moto incompetent at calibrating their displays?
Enjoy it! It's still a fantastic device especially with 6.0.
DUFFMCWALIN
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I'm waiting for my Nexus 6P to get here so I can make the switch from Verizon finally :/. November 9th seems soooo far away.
brotkasten
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If you can ignore the camera and somehow handle the battery, it's still a really great device.
Maybe once mine is about to die, I'll try that weird and highly risky hack to put an LG G2 battery in it.
-Pyromaniac-
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I honestly don't see anything wrong at all with the x play screen. Looks pretty accurate to me. It's definitely a solid phone for the price. Not a longterm keeper and there's nothing on it that will stun you like the display or speed (other than the battery life) but it'll serve in the interim for anyone.
Unknown Soldier
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Verizon's final Fuck You to it's most loyal customers
I'm trying to decide if it's worth trying to scum my way onto a 2-year contract to lock in 2 more years of unlimited data or just walk. The problem is I can't go to anyone else except AT&T if I actually still want 4G LTE where I live and that's just leaving the frying pan for the fire. Fuck this shit and fuck Verizon.
What about Cricket, which uses VZ towers? I'm reading about all the MVNO's. Lots of love for Straight Talk too.
Cricket is AT&T.
Rushersauce
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Looking at cellphones in the 300usd price range, I stumbled upon the Lenovo Vibe Shot. The build quality and specs are better than the Moto X Play, you guys should check it out.
-Pyromaniac-
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dat skin + never getting updates = meh
Rushersauce
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It's getting 6.0. That's something.
Yeah.
I'm actually finding it pretty hard to find a modern phone at that price range on any OS.
Even looking to Windows there is basically a giant gap between sub 200$ phones and flagships.
Which leaves me basically giving up and just living with my Nexus 4 for longer.
-Pyromaniac-
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when though in 2017?
there always seems to be some major compromise(s) when you get to "affordable" flagships. Ah well. I've accepted that I use my upgrade every 2 years for really premium shit and the inbetweener phones I get within those 2 years when I switch around are usually cheaper things that I live with those. Like my x play now.
Google said its devices would get one extra year of security patches.
I wonder if Stagefright (media engine, not bug within it) is why YouTube keeps crashing. It's supposedly poorly written hence why they found a second bug so quickly.
WhiskerFrisker
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-Pyromaniac-
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Got the marshmallow ota nice. On nex 9. I was too lazy to install it manually.
Atone for your laziness by posting impressions.
Well when it ships to Australia it will be equivalent to US$600, double what I could afford. If the base 5x was 32gb I'd probably get that. Or if the 16gb one had microsd support. So I'll probably wait till the 5x is discounted somewhere.
criesofthepast
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I've been so impressed with my Lenovo K3 note. Anyone looking for a $150 dollar unlocked phone that can compete with some of the bigger name phones out there that sell for 3 times the price, really give this phone a look.
Must be rooted though! Comes with a lot of bloat! I am running a 5.1 Nexus ROM and it is very smooth.
5.5 inch IPS 1920x1080 (401ppi)
2gb ram
Mediatek MT6752
Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
LTE
Dual sim
16gb internal + 32gb sd
13mp back and 5mp front camera
3000 mAh replaceable battery
I mean, those specs check a lot of boxes. I guess the chipset and GPU may be the only "knock" on the specs but I have not had any hiccups at all.
Must be rooted though! Comes with a lot of bloat! I am running a 5.1 Nexus ROM and it is very smooth.
5.5 inch IPS 1920x1080 (401ppi)
2gb ram
Mediatek MT6752
Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
LTE
Dual sim
16gb internal + 32gb sd
13mp back and 5mp front camera
3000 mAh replaceable battery
I mean, those specs check a lot of boxes. I guess the chipset and GPU may be the only "knock" on the specs but I have not had any hiccups at all.
-Pyromaniac-
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Curious to leave it overnight and see how much it loses. Though I didn't pay attention ulbefore now so whoops.
So far seems good. My performance is normal. Too lazy to post more thoughts. Must use it more.
WhiskerFrisker
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I know the feels
TheBryanJZX90
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The Sharp Aquos Compact SH-02H is what I need to come back to Android.
Small, premium, beefy phone? Those are basically extinct. I hope it's not too expensive
Oh man I think I had that same wallpaper on a Sharp feature phone back in 2006
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