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[Jigolo]

Note/Galaxy/whatever 7 edge has better screen-to-body ratio than the S7

 

[Noema]

I quite like the design of the Nextbit Robin... Shame about the software

I like it too. Specially the black one. It's definitely unique.

 

[Wreav]

Hardware buttons. In 2016.

Just shameful.

HW buttons > SW buttons

Back button on right > back button on left

2 of the few things Samsung manages to get right after all these years.

 

[Kthulhu]

HW buttons > SW buttons

Back button on right > back button on left

2 of the few things Samsung manages to get right after all these years.

Heresy.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Note/Galaxy/whatever 7 edge has better screen-to-body ratio than the S7

Sexy. Need that 3600mah battery and 820 processor.

 

[osiris3355]

Apparently the camera is pretty shit.

No but the phones performance is shit. The camera is fantastic but is slow with flash or hdr on.

The low light quality is so good I rarely use the flash.

 

[DrFunk]

gee five

 

[AndyD]

gee five

Needs a black chin option, but otherwise it's pretty much in like with every other phone out there. The bottom slot is a lot more elegant than I was afraid and it does not seem to add a lot of wasted chin space.

I just hope the standard battery pack is reasonably large.

 

[Groof]

man that thing is gonna be needed to be seen in real life, that image has it looking all sorts of weird

shame they didnt stick to their guns on the back buttons tho

 

[Toki767]

Where is the power button on that thing? The volume buttons are on the left side.

 

[Got the Shakes]

Where is the power button on that thing? The volume buttons are on the left side.

Fingerprint reader power button combo?

 

[Jazzy Network]

Where is the power button on that thing? The volume buttons are on the left side.

The fingerprint scanner is the power button.

 

[LeleSocho]

the G5 looks so 2012

 

[Kuros]

gee five

It's Bender.

 

[Kuros]

The fingerprint scanner is the power button.

Hopefully it has tap to wake then? Power button only on the back is crap design.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Hopefully it has tap to wake then? Power button only on the back is crap design.

I don't see any reason for them to remove tap to wake.

 

[reKon]

bigger than 5.2 inch screen and lack of 12 band = no buy

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

gee five

That robot eye is scaring me.

 

[clav]

G5 looks decent although how much does it weigh?

 

[brotkasten]

Wow, that looks boring.

 

[clav]

Wow, that looks boring.

It's a smartphone. What else do you want? Translucent casing?

 

[AndyD]

It's Bender.

Totally is. Curious to see what other colors they'll have as you could have some interesting back/chin color combos.

 

[this_guy]

bigger than 5.2 inch screen and lack of 12 band = no buy

Why would it lack band 12 when the G4 had it?

 

[reKon]

Why would it lack band 12 when the G4 had it?

I'm not going to consider the phone because it's too big. I know the G4 had it.

 

[HazySaiyan]

A bit over is no problem. 250 is my limit

I'd say the Honor 5X is a pretty good choice then. Don't know if anybody else has any suggestions?

 

[reKon]

I'd say the Honor 5X is a pretty good choice then. Don't know if anybody else has any suggestions?

For what you're getting I think this has to be the best bang for buck phone right now next to that one BLU phone that's selling for $150.

 

[VICTORsaurio]

http://m.androidcentral.com/lg-g5-m...6aec&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Rumoured to be 4000 mAH, could it be an official extended battery? (going by the "play more" line).

 

[McBryBry]

How did I know something bad was gonna happen after I updated?

AT&T on an LG G4. Updated last night to what I'm sure is Marshmallow, and its screwed up. I keep getting notifications saying "App won't run unless you update Google Play Services." Any time I hit these notifications or open up the Play Store, it goes white for about half a second and then I get "Unfortunately Google Play Store has stopped." so I'm stuck in an endless loop.

Here's the notifications:

The apps that claim to not run do run still. Chrome is working, it's just going slow as molasses when loading up a web page. I've tried updating both from the web, uninstalling and reinstalling, force stopping, the works.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Confirmed specs

also

SamMobile is reporting that a Zauba import database has revealed that rumors about the flagship’s camera were true. What’s more, the module is somewhat bigger than anyone anticipated. The sensor has a pixel size of around 1.4 microns, a step up from the usual 1.12 micron pixel size. This, combined with the fact that the sensor is a massive 1/2.5-inch component, means that the camera will be able to collect a lot more light which, if the software is solid, will correlate to higher-quality images.

The source that confirmed this rumor also let us in on a new detail that we hadn’t been expecting. It looks like both the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge will be rocking some pretty killer speakers. The earpiece has a strength of 1.2W, which is pretty potent, but the loudspeaker has a head-turning output of 1.5W. On top of that, it’s believed that software will allow the two speakers to sync up, creating a richer, higher-volume sound quality.

 

[Wreav]

Glad they hit 3000mah. Should be the minimum for any 5" phone.

Is this the first we've seen that a pressure sensitive display is confirmed?

 

[newdayrocks]

How did I know something bad was gonna happen after I updated?

AT&T on an LG G4. Updated last night to what I'm sure is Marshmallow, and its screwed up. I keep getting notifications saying "App won't run unless you update Google Play Services." Any time I hit these notifications or open up the Play Store, it goes white for about half a second and then I get "Unfortunately Google Play Store has stopped." so I'm stuck in an endless loop.

Here's the notifications:

The apps that claim to not run do run still. Chrome is working, it's just going slow as molasses when loading up a web page. I've tried updating both from the web, uninstalling and reinstalling, force stopping, the works.

Factory reset. Always best to do with an updated OS, and you'll get to check out the new backup/restore feature (It's great).

 

[BoboBrazil]

Glad they hit 3000mah. Should be the minimum for any 5" phone.

Is this the first we've seen that a pressure sensitive display is confirmed?

Looks like it. Also interested in seeing this new Touch Wiz skin. Looks very similar in the screenshot posted, but I guess we need to see menus and if Google helped them with memory management and bloat.

 

[LostMyNarbles]

I wonder how Samsung will make use of a pressure sensitive display compared to what Apple's done. I can't imagine any app developers will bother updating their apps to make use of it until it because more widely supported on Android.

 

[McBryBry]

Factory reset. Always best to do with an updated OS, and you'll get to check out the new backup/restore feature (It's great).

I figured that's what it would come to. So I just use the backup option to put everything into my sd card, reset it, then the restore option?

 

[Toki767]

I dare say no Android phones this year are probably going to be as good as the S7 and G5.

 

[Jigolo]

That dumb paper has been printed many times over and it's just a rumor round up photo that Phonearena made for that article. S7 doesn't have a pressure sensitive display and it's ip68 certified not 67

 

[No Love]

gee five

Looks great, probably my next phone.

 

[reKon]

I'm actually pulling for HTC to knock it out of the park. Too bad they will probably be a laughing stock again

 

[Jigolo]

Androidheadlines just got a good leak of s7 family

 

[peppermints]

My wife has had nothing but problems with her G4 since upgrading to 6.0. Dropped wireless/WiFi connections, apps crashing..

Should she do a factory reset? What backup options are there? All of her photos should be on Google Photos and that's probably her main concern.

 

[Aticos]

Are SONY showing their new phones at MWC?

 

[HazySaiyan]

For what you're getting I think this has to be the best bang for buck phone right now next to that one BLU phone that's selling for $150.

Totally agree, great phone for the price.

 

[3phemeral]

My wife has had nothing but problems with her G4 since upgrading to 6.0. Dropped wireless/WiFi connections, apps crashing..

Should she do a factory reset? What backup options are there? All of her photos should be on Google Photos and that's probably her main concern.

If it's just photos, go into google photos settings and force a backup. Should be good enough but you can always add dropbox as a secondary backup if you think some files weren't synced over. Google photos is usually great at it, though, if you have the backup set unrestricted. I only run into problems if I say only wifi or wifi/charging parameters.

As for other things, I've heard of other apps, but maybe someone else can help. I'm not familiar with anyone text-saving or call-log saving apps but I'm pretty sure I read a few suggestions in here before.

Anyway, after all that, sounds like a factory rest would help.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Confirmed specs

also

If it comes with a great DAC then I'll be impressed.

 

[diaspora]

Are SONY showing their new phones at MWC?

I don't think it's been confirmed.

 

[Jigolo]

Are SONY showing their new phones at MWC?

Yup they are showing new phone(s). Just not what you're expecting.

 

[Aticos]

Since I updated Google app, these black bars appears on the top and bottom of the screen. Does anyone know hot to fix it.
When I switch back to default Xperia home, it goes back to normal (no black bars)

 

[brotkasten]

It's a smartphone. What else do you want? Translucent casing?

A bit of color or some accents and curves wouldnt hurt. That's just, ugh. It's designed like the current Lumia phones.

 

[osiris3355]

Is this going to be the first all android flagship don't have shitty performance and battery life? Is it too late?

 

[Toki767]

Is this going to be the first all android flagship don't have shitty performance and battery life? Is it too late?

This'll be the year of giant batteries with crappy battery life due to Android being Android.