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Edit: Visually at least the HTC 10 looks pretty good, so I don't really see a problem.
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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Edit: Visually at least the HTC 10 looks pretty good, so I don't really see a problem.
Jigolo
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Great. Good for you. You're still interested in the device then, I'm not. And it has nothing to do with fingerprint sensor under the screen or anything to that extent.
osiris3355
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I'm not trying to convince you to like it or tell you that your are wrong. I was simply wondering why people don't like it. Seeing if I was missing something.
Baroquemantic
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So this should be the case for all 820 devices, right?
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Is it the animations? Menus are pretty fast in battery saver without all the animations.
WhiskerFrisker
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ROFL same shit different year with Samsung products.
Actually, not exactly what I was thinking of after deeper reading.
I've never seen an Android device not lag in the play store specifically
Good guy Samsung.
The Faceless Master
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wonder when Apple will make it trendy for a base model to sip with 32GB...
Sqrt_minus_one
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Bye Bye Boom sound!
You had one job HTC. I really hope Google partners with them for the next Nexus. I can't help but think their design department will be like 'we had no idea you could do that....'
I'll put up with a few dropped frames compared to the lag fest of the Nexus 5x.
-Pyromaniac-
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I been saying that. People laugh because it looks like the iphone and yes it obviously does, but it's still their best design in a long time.
also any phone with a headphone jack on the top is on my shit list...htc.
The Faceless Master
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@evfraud HTC was best M
The Faceless Master
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i use a lot of data. but for peeps that don't, RingPlus (a Sprint MVNO) has a sick deal on slickdeals. basically a $50 fee + $10 Top-Up for unlimited calls and texts with 500MB of LTE data and it's free except for exrta data. like literally just the $60 total you pay out initially if you use under 500MB of data a month.
there was also something in there about unlimited 2G data but i don't consider that usable.
there was also something in there about unlimited 2G data but i don't consider that usable.
So it's free except for the $60 part?
Jazzy Network
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So basically 2 phones are not?
Lionheart1827
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Does anybody know a good and reliable sound profile app that allows you to set a Silent profile but allow specific important numbers to bypass and ring if needed?
Add them as favourites in your contacts, then click do not disturb and select the Priority Only setting.
The Faceless Master
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yep. $60 total for as long as you can go without using up enough data to require another $10 top-up.
The build in one is decent, but I prefer the app Nights Keeper.
Little Old Man
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Just heavily considered upgrading my Moto G gen 2 for a 16GB Gen 3, purely for more storage and less stuttering.
I've held off though, being four months out from when the Gen 4 is likely to be released, and also seeing the Turbo model, I've got a feeling the Gen 4 model might have a bump in specs, especially the CPU.
Wise choice to hold off (aside from the minor upgrades from Gen 2 to 3)?
I've held off though, being four months out from when the Gen 4 is likely to be released, and also seeing the Turbo model, I've got a feeling the Gen 4 model might have a bump in specs, especially the CPU.
Wise choice to hold off (aside from the minor upgrades from Gen 2 to 3)?
Amazon is bringing encryption back in the Spring. It was removed on OS5 last Fall, but the only reason it was noticed recently is because older devices started getting it.
So yeah, wasn't in response to the iPhone case right now at least. They just said it was an Enterprise feature that customers weren't using, which makes sense. If it's not on by default, I can't imagine people just not turning it on.
So yeah, wasn't in response to the iPhone case right now at least. They just said it was an Enterprise feature that customers weren't using, which makes sense. If it's not on by default, I can't imagine people just not turning it on.
Yeah that or just get the blu life one phone if you don't mind the size.
Interesting as I wonder if it will follow the "Eye" model where it didn't actually have the front facing speakers visible. We'll see.
osiris3355
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Lets just hope the jank isnt because of these skins like touchwiz dealing with mandatory Android Encryption for the first time...
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Hilarious. I'm sure Samsung loves this. Looks like google handing over all that money to the carriers may pay off.
VZW Customer: I saw on TV I can pay with Sasmung Pay can I do that?
VZW Employee: Yes, all these phones have Android Pay let me show you.
S7 unboxing by Flossy Carter
Shout to the PPI Patrol
This video highlights my major gripe with the device: lack of USB C. Having wireless charging and quick charging is cool but lack of USB C is unforgivable for a sub $700 after taxes on carrier device.
Shout to the PPI Patrol
This video highlights my major gripe with the device: lack of USB C. Having wireless charging and quick charging is cool but lack of USB C is unforgivable for a sub $700 after taxes on carrier device.
osiris3355
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Its absolutely ridiculous not to make the switch. Bite the bullet and get it over with. Google and Apple wouldnt have pulled that shit.
-Pyromaniac-
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on the android side pretty much :| Luckily samsung smartened up after a while.
It's such stupid and lazy design and officially deal breaker territory for me.
BoboBrazil
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Wonder how the OnePlus 3 will look. Might have to go that direction if they have a top shelf device under $400.
Jigolo
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I'm kind of glad Hugo Barra and Xiaomi did what they did with the price of their phones. In my mind that puts pressure for the Nexus/Pixel phone to be priced like last year's 6P instead of like the 6. Moto too might keep that great price they had from last year.
OnePlus always make their devices cheap so I expect it to be in the $400 range again this year for good specs due to the Chinese pressure that is Xiaomi
XxRampage07xX
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Hopefully it will include NFC this time around. OnePlus 2 was a great device but no NFC stopped me from getting it.
BoboBrazil
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Sure it will. Hope the speaker is better this time. The OnePlus 2 was a downgrade from 2 speakers to 1 and the placement was horrible.
Saiyan-Rox
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Can't wait for software updates to be even longer when the next one arrives. takes them freaking ages already.
Oh and that invite program
BoboBrazil
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Can't wait for software updates to be even longer when the next one arrives. takes them freaking ages already.
Oh and that invite program
I'm not concerned about their software. There will be cyanogenmod for it.
Saiyan-Rox
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It does take a good while for CM to get stable enough to use as a daily though especially when the kernel sources and stuff aren't released to developers. OP still haven't done this yet have they for the OP2/X?
Have to admit I do kinda miss my OP2 and i'm not sure why.
BoboBrazil
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Not sure, I stopped following them once they shit the bed with the OP2. The OP3 will be mostly standard hardware though, so I'm sure it won't be as hard to make cyanogenmod for it.
So I'm in the market for a new Android tablet, and have gotten it down to pretty much between the Pixel C and the Samsung S2.
I can get the 32GB WiFi Samsung S2 for £319 through work, whilst the equivalent Pixel C would be £399.
Spec wise the biggest difference between them seems to be the processor, with the Pixel C having the pull of the Tegra. The Pixel also comes with Android 6.0, whilst I'm not sure if Samsung have released that for the S2 tablet yet (or if they will).
The Pixel also has a much bigger battery from looking at them, though this comes at a tradeoff of being about a third heavier.
Anybody got any recommendations on significant differences between them? Or got experience on using them both?
Main uses are going to be for games, emulation and video playback.
I can get the 32GB WiFi Samsung S2 for £319 through work, whilst the equivalent Pixel C would be £399.
Spec wise the biggest difference between them seems to be the processor, with the Pixel C having the pull of the Tegra. The Pixel also comes with Android 6.0, whilst I'm not sure if Samsung have released that for the S2 tablet yet (or if they will).
The Pixel also has a much bigger battery from looking at them, though this comes at a tradeoff of being about a third heavier.
Anybody got any recommendations on significant differences between them? Or got experience on using them both?
Main uses are going to be for games, emulation and video playback.
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