Baroquemantic
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These new 6xx chips are supposed to be beasts, right? Mid range phones gonna be really great if so.
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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nature boy
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Both the 65X and the 820 are brand new, 65x is cheaper to buy than 820, 820 really doesn't have competition that can be bought.
65X and 61X series have competition from Mediatek (cheaper and better support for device manufacturers to get their devices out the door, software support is miserable) so not that many devices with the new chips.
Yes if Qualcomm play their cards right they could steal a lot of clients from Mediatek.
Not sure they care though.
osiris3355
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Why are people writing off Sony over a model name change? They are still selling an Experia with an 820 so what am I missing?
-Pyromaniac-
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nature boy
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652 CPU wise is, 650 is slightly below.
Not sure about GPU.
Either way, it's more than enough.
But 810 has better memory and additional features.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I don't understand, either.
So I like my s6 edge and all, but holy shit android battery drain is real.
Theres something stopping it from going to deep sleep and the battery just drains terribly throughout the day. Im losing like 7-8% per hour without even touching the phone.
It was like that before, but then I reinstalled the stock firmware and then I was good for a week and now the same thing.
Any tips?
Theres something stopping it from going to deep sleep and the battery just drains terribly throughout the day. Im losing like 7-8% per hour without even touching the phone.
It was like that before, but then I reinstalled the stock firmware and then I was good for a week and now the same thing.
Any tips?
Jazzy Network
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Only issue I have is that it is using micro-usb in fucking July? At least have wireless charging, but it's metal so nope. Pass.
osiris3355
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This is the way all Verizon S6 owners have it that I know. Hopefully M brings some improvements ASAP.
i3allistic
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disable useless apps and don't use FB ....it notorious for begin the biggest battery drainer
Never had Facebook installed on my phone. Only apps that aren't existing on the phone are:
Chase
American Express
Discover Card
Android Wear
Gsam Battery
Speedtest
osiris3355
Banned
Drop it for an s7. I'm reading online that Marshmallow doesn't help the drain on the s6. I think not using Qualcomm soc really screwed the s6 standby battery.
Pyro may have some insight as well.
Jazzy Network
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Doesn't explain why the Note 5's battery is just fine despite a meager 400 mah more.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
820 is being mass produced for a large range of phones. The 652 isn't in anything. So you'd have to ramp up production just for your device.
In theory since every flagship is going 820 it could be cheaper to source than the slower 6XX chips.
osiris3355
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Good ole Cell Standby.
Nikodemos
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The 652 is in the Alcatel Idol 4S.
vivftp
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So, the Xperia Z series is not going away it seems?
https://www.androidpit.com/xperia-x-series-will-not-replace-xperia-z6
If this is the case then I'm perfectly fine with the X series and where it's positioned. The X Performance is a nice enough phone, and the Z is going to have to work that much harder to separate itself from it come IFA.
https://www.androidpit.com/xperia-x-series-will-not-replace-xperia-z6
If this is the case then I'm perfectly fine with the X series and where it's positioned. The X Performance is a nice enough phone, and the Z is going to have to work that much harder to separate itself from it come IFA.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
That's the point.
That's the only device it's in. You'd have to do production for one device.
The 820 is on fucking everything flagship this year in Android land.
Sourcing could be cheaper.
Jayayess1190
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It is also in the Galaxy A9.
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/pho...-a-fix-1313769
my LG G4 ran into this fun this past weekend and now has me considering getting an s7 or maybe a 6P got it replaced by AT&T a couple days later. sadly I still have a whole bunch of payments to make on this phone so I'll have to sell this fucker hopefully for 250-300
ugh
my LG G4 ran into this fun this past weekend and now has me considering getting an s7 or maybe a 6P got it replaced by AT&T a couple days later. sadly I still have a whole bunch of payments to make on this phone so I'll have to sell this fucker hopefully for 250-300
ugh
Y'all just killed my Mi 5 dreams.
Guess I'm back to the S7.
Tried out 3G for myself and it honestly wasn't that bad. I couldn't tell the difference in real world usage. I was able to stream 1080p60 Youtube video without any hiccups and refresh social media streams with ease.
SolarMystic
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My Nexus 6p is finally coming in after being backordered for most of the month. I'm on Cricket, should I just be able to swap my SIM card from my current phone into the Nexus and I'm good to go?
NeOak
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As long as it is a nanoSIM.
I did go five years between phones, but it really surprised me how fast 3G had gotten last time I upgraded. There have been tons of times where I'm on a public wifi (airport, not crappy hotel) and turn off wifi to finish my downloads because HSPA+ is much faster. I've gotten so used to turning off wifi when the connection is flaky that I often come home and wonder why my phone is using so much power until I realize wifi is still off.
I understand that 4G has much better latency and I think per MB downloaded it is more power efficient, but I thought I would feel more crippled without it.
As NeOak said, if it's nanosim, you're good. If not, you'll need a new Sim or just get your old one cut down (not the most ideal, though as a chance it'll kill the card).
What's your current phone?
new BQ X5+ also has a 650 or 652 one of them
brotkasten
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Google Cloud is going to host Spotify in the future and some are saying it's the first step towards an acquisition.
Man, how I'd hate that. Spotify by Google just doesn't sit right with me.
Man, how I'd hate that. Spotify by Google just doesn't sit right with me.
SolarMystic
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nature boy
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It's not about mass production, the 652 is also in mass production. OEMs just haven't announced devices.
And the 820 has more advanced features that have to be payed for, plus royalties.
The 65X is cheaper to implement. Not sure why you're disputing that based on production volumes.
AT&T
Wow, my 3G is almost as fast as your 4G.
I have a Nexus 4 so no 4G*. I'm really bad at mobile networks, but it is reported as DC-HSPA+ (42.2) and the Anandtech review noted my phone supports HSDPA Category 24 (43.2 Mbps) which seems to be the same thing.
*It technically supports band 4, but I think you need to root it and either way there's no band 4 on my carrier.
nature boy
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Mi 5 teardown: http://www.gizmochina.com/2016/02/24/xiaomi-mi-5-teardown/
No microsd slot, despite what some rumors suggested.
No microsd slot, despite what some rumors suggested.
I know. UMTS was really not that impressive.
UMTS is early gen 3G and EDGE is late gen 2G. The former has better download speeds, but the latter has better upload speeds and (usually) had much better coverage when 3G was new. That created some fun dynamics in the mid 00's. Because Nokia had a patent on EDGE Sony Ericsson would for ages refuse to put EDGE on their phones which lead to a bunch of much cheaper 2G phones having much faster mobile internet in real use because they would never default back to sloooooooow GPRS (we're approaching dial up speeds here).
Even the flagship SE P990i had no EDGE despite it being present even low end Nokias had back then.
JStein0222
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I've had a phone upgrade available to me for a while and find myself becoming majorly overwhelmed any time I start looking at phones. Maybe somebody here can help me?
I currently have a Galaxy S5 and have to say, it's the best phone I have ever had. Super reliable, no problems during my entire ownership, and I'm a fan of removable batteries/storage. The battery has treated me super well, and I'm just pleased a phone has lasted me so long without any issues.
Memory management and software in general is frustrating in esoteric situations, but that would be my only real complaint.
In my googling, I was considering a Sony phone. I'm a playstation guy, and remote play seems like a fun little novelty. But more importantly, I was drawn to the Z5 compact because, for no discernable reason, I kinda want a smaller phone. But honestly they seem few and a far between. Am I giving up a lot for the smaller phone factor? I don't want to miss out on some cool devices just because of size.
Are there defacto -- these are what you should look at options? Totally lost, any recommendations based on what I have said would be awesome! Oh and I have at&t if that matters. Thanks!
I currently have a Galaxy S5 and have to say, it's the best phone I have ever had. Super reliable, no problems during my entire ownership, and I'm a fan of removable batteries/storage. The battery has treated me super well, and I'm just pleased a phone has lasted me so long without any issues.
Memory management and software in general is frustrating in esoteric situations, but that would be my only real complaint.
In my googling, I was considering a Sony phone. I'm a playstation guy, and remote play seems like a fun little novelty. But more importantly, I was drawn to the Z5 compact because, for no discernable reason, I kinda want a smaller phone. But honestly they seem few and a far between. Am I giving up a lot for the smaller phone factor? I don't want to miss out on some cool devices just because of size.
Are there defacto -- these are what you should look at options? Totally lost, any recommendations based on what I have said would be awesome! Oh and I have at&t if that matters. Thanks!
-Pyromaniac-
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in the android space you're most definitely giving something up to go to a smaller form factor 99% of the time. With that said, why not just get an S7. You said that despite its issues, the S5 was the best phone you ever had. S7 is the same shit but better in every way. Added benefit of being almost the same size.
I would have agreed with Pyro if you didn't mention the removable battery. If that's less of an issue, you've already lived the worst of TouchWiz of the S4 and 5 so you clearly tolerate eliminating the biggest issue people have with Samsung phones, other than the memory management which wasn't that much improved in the S6.
Smaller phones all have compromises, but the Z5 Compact is likely the best smaller phone on Android.
Worth considering the G5 depending on how it reviews as a side step size wise, but has the removable battery to beat out the S7 in that regard.
HazySaiyan
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http://pocketnow.com/2016/02/25/xiaomi-mi-5-india-china-global-markets-release
Be interesting to see what Xiaomi means by 'global markets'. Maybe the Mi 5 will come to the West after all.
Be interesting to see what Xiaomi means by 'global markets'. Maybe the Mi 5 will come to the West after all.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
That's the dumbest logic I've seen in a while.
Need a cloud host? Decide to use AWS? Must be the first step toward Amazon buying you out. Insert Google or MS of whomever the fuck you want here.
If Xiaomi goes west I think they have to be ready for lawsuits from Apple.
If you want a smaller phone that isn't a hobbled mess the Z5C is literally your only option.
HazySaiyan
Banned
I never thought of that. Good point. And the Mi 5 has a more than passing resemblance to the current Galaxy line.
nature boy
Member
Mi 5 Anandtech hands-on (not review):
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10088/xiaomi-mi5-hands-on
GPU is a monster.
Edit: Oh snap, they'll do a review.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10088/xiaomi-mi5-hands-on
GPU is a monster.
Edit: Oh snap, they'll do a review.
Apparently, the specs have US LTE?
B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B7 / B8 / B12 / B13 / B17 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B25 / B26 / B27 / B28 / B29
brotkasten
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Pretty annoying, that the S7 won't have the 820 in EU.
The 820 has those bands, but they probably won't work in the US.
I know the Snapdragon CPUs Xiaomi has previously used didn't provide LTE in America without a hack.
But, I'd be extremely happy to be wrong.
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