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Xperia does
Nicktendo86
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Did it feel at all like a button press to you?
Did you say earlier you have ordered a moto X pure? I will get it as soon as it hits here in the UK, can't wait.
Doesn't the watch already serve this function? I can maybe see Apple doing this if watch sales don't take off.
Theoretically, but since I'm not wearing my watch in bed, I still find the function handy in the morning.
not in the box afaik. I did't have to buy one separately for XX€ for my note4, or a pen
btw: smaller battery on the I6S, seems a trend really
http://es.engadget.com/2015/09/10/iphone-6s-bateria-mas-pequena-iphone-6/?ncid=rss_truncated
well, i am not alone in this apple... android thread
SUch a pitty notification led is being ignored when it is an unexpensive and really useful feature (istead buy a +200€ smartwatch with barely 24h of battery life to get your notifications)
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
But see, I think it is intuitive. Pushing harder on the screen is a natural action. When we can do it and have there be different actions from it, you'll realize how genius it is.
Time will tell.
And yeah, the force touch trackpad is indistinguishable from a mechanical button.
Lol no. Pushing harder on the screen means i may break it. Maybe in the future, but not now.
Yes, there are two distinct stages of clicking in the trackpad. I'm not sure what kind of mechanical contraption(s) they have in there making it work, because you can't force click if the computer is off.
And yes, I ordered the Moto X Pure yesterday morning. Unfortunately, my anticipated delivery date isn't until Oct. 2.
WhiskerFrisker
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Not literally hard enough to break it lol. Look, I was thoroughly unimpressed with Apple's conference but I do see the usefulness of 3D touch. I just don't see the reason for $1,000.
Nicktendo86
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I'd suggest it is for one very important reason which is there is no raised (or recessed) portion which denotes that that is a button. That might be fine on a trackpad but will it work on a phone? I go back to my sonic example, the thing I miss about not having a button it that my thumb tends to drift away from the button area so I have to shift my eyes from the action down to find the button. This is where I see force touch as being useful, I would now be able to leave my thumb on the button and just press it down to jump rather than lifting it off the device entirely and it drifting from the correct area.
I'm rambling now as I'm really 50-50 on the whole thing. I think it will be a standard feature in years to come for sure but I need to get hands on for it to click in my head really.
The Faceless Master
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-Pyromaniac-
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Doesn't everybody still do notification LEDs except Moto for android.
brotkasten
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I like the notification LED on my Nexus 5. It's not as good as the glance screen/active display, but it looks really nice.
Do we know if the new N5 still has one?
Honestly I don't see the added advantage over a long and short press detection, other than the feedback I guess?
But the screen gives you the feedback by launching the right function anyways, so mweh, I remain quite indifferent to the tech, it's cool from a technological standpoint, but as far as UID implications go? It seems rather insignificant.
Don't think the Nexus devices have them either? Thought the S6 ditched them too, but clearly wrong on that.
-Pyromaniac-
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I'd be surprised if they didn't. Don't think marshmallow has whatever moto has for notifications. I'm never sure what the things on the front are but earlier leaks showed a proximity sensor and another hole, possible for LED. Could be at the bottom too below the speaker maybe. Could explain the slightly bigger bottom bezel.
Nicktendo86
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I was a staunch led light person until I used a Moto x. Moto display is just better.
-Pyromaniac-
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it's one of those things that I don't mind when they're there. Kind of useful. But at the same time when I have absolutely none like with iphone, I really don't miss it at all really.
I love being able to see from across the room exactly why my phone just dinged.
"Oh, it's a group message on Whatsapp, whatever."
Sure as fuck saved me a ton of time, and battery for that matter.
Don't complain about people using functionality, that's just dumb.
EnVy_CaLiBeR
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Yup super useful, can see from a glance whether I got a messenger notification or an email etc.
The Faceless Master
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so how much battery does Moto Display waste vs a LED?
soundahfekz
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Wreav complains about everything, that's his shtick
Slightly different question for you guys.
What kind of pre-paid options are there in Belgium? We're taking a trip and would like to either buy a prepaid phone to have some data while we wonder around, or buy a prepaid sim and slap it into one of our phones. And am I correct that a sim it would not work with Verizon versions of phones (G2, Nexus 5, S3) and I should hound my friends for a GSM version of a phone?
What kind of pre-paid options are there in Belgium? We're taking a trip and would like to either buy a prepaid phone to have some data while we wonder around, or buy a prepaid sim and slap it into one of our phones. And am I correct that a sim it would not work with Verizon versions of phones (G2, Nexus 5, S3) and I should hound my friends for a GSM version of a phone?
Vyse The Legend
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Remember that super awesome Motorola phone with ridiculous specs--massive battery, shatterproof, etc.--coming in December?
Just as we feared.
Just as we feared.
Junior Mint
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LOL @ Verizon branding
I love that the speaker grills look like they're parting ways in order to fit the checkmark.
I love that the speaker grills look like they're parting ways in order to fit the checkmark.
The Faceless Master
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they split the speaker grill?
Verizon🗸
Verizon🗸
Except iPhone. DAT perfection
Saiyan-Rox
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Hahahaha they split the speaker grill for their trademark XDD
Thank god we don't have that company here
Thank god we don't have that company here
Likewise, perhaps people should also try it before declaring it a major innovation, or brilliant?
Jazzy Network
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USA won't get the unlocked version. Just like last year.
Same here, but with the way the active display looks on the Moto X Style, I wish they had chosen to go with OLED or whatever screen they were using before.
Show me something that doesn't suck.
It is better if you are near the phone. If you have it on the other side of the room a led colour can tell if it is an email or hangouts.... It is just convenient. And cheap as fuck and does not affect design.
Just like vibration. Ditching it is just stupid. Disable it if you don't use it.
What is next? We already lost FM radio. No gyroscope, no led, smaller batteries,no SD....?
OUR PETS' HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!
Applepocalipse!!!
WhiskerFrisker
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Pyro, THIS is what I would consider to be ugly speaker grills. Like, what the fudge is this abomination?Remember that super awesome Motorola phone with ridiculous specs--massive battery, shatterproof, etc.--coming in December?
Just as we feared.
cuevas. PhD.
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Idk about others but if I left my phone on the other side of the room its probably because I have other more important things to worry about. Activ display is great for glancing at things when your phone is on your desk.
Basically. If you care so goddamn much about a silent flashing light on your phone, your phone's probably not across the room.
Saiyan-Rox
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oh look Android Pay is US only
Wow what a surprise there. If it's like Google Wallet we'll never get it here.
Wow what a surprise there. If it's like Google Wallet we'll never get it here.
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