gawd. you guys are making me really consider one now
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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gawd. you guys are making me really consider one now
8 hours SOT while using the bluetooth keyboard. On the N beta. Including quite a few rounds of Hearthstone.
crazy monkey
Banned
I am hoping within 6 months we will get announcements.
It has AC WiFi. That's a mistake on GSM Arena. Don't notice much more blur than on my Nexus 6 while browsing websites or Hearthstone, but I've not done a right lot outside of that.
The weird aspect ratio might get on my tits a little bit when I travel and watch videos though. It's fine using it as a giant remote to stream to my TV for now.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Don't tempt me.
It's the form factor that's my one hold out. I prefer the one handing of my Zenpad. 10" is too big. Although with multi-window... Hmm.
Got a USB C -> USB 3.0 hub that charges the device if I need to as well. Should see what it does with USB storage and the like. My XBox one pad seemed to work once wired in.
It's so light without the keyboard that one handed is fine as long as you don't need to type. I was just holding it and swiping Hearthstone cards and pages just fine.
If they can ever find a way top have Heartstone work in multi-window so I can have a browser up too instead of waiting on slow ass player turns, it'll be a game changer. Not holding my breath for exclusive full screen apps to ever work though.
It's so light without the keyboard that one handed is fine as long as you don't need to type. I was just holding it and swiping Hearthstone cards and pages just fine.
If they can ever find a way top have Heartstone work in multi-window so I can have a browser up too instead of waiting on slow ass player turns, it'll be a game changer. Not holding my breath for exclusive full screen apps to ever work though.
I need a new phone now though.
My Otterbox has fried my S3 to the point where it doesn't even survive a day of regular use. I've replaced the battery twice, and I'm aware that's it's probably related to the Google Services battery drain issue but I don't know how to fix it.I would have been tempted to jump on the SE if the price for the 64GB wasn't absurd here.
Little Old Man
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So my 2nd gen Moto G had been slowing down a little on Lollipop: Opera closing/crashing to the home screen, sluggish performance with multiple apps open in the background etc.
I (stupidly) decided not to upgrade it and hold out for the Moto G gen 4, and installed the 6.0 update. Which made my phone so much worse. So I factory reset it, and it worked like a dream, until I carried on reinstalling my apps, and the performance got worse, and worse, all over again. It's randomly restarted twice, Opera is a sluggish POS, the phone locked up trying to sign in on Youtube.
I made a big mistake going to 6.0 didn't I?
I (stupidly) decided not to upgrade it and hold out for the Moto G gen 4, and installed the 6.0 update. Which made my phone so much worse. So I factory reset it, and it worked like a dream, until I carried on reinstalling my apps, and the performance got worse, and worse, all over again. It's randomly restarted twice, Opera is a sluggish POS, the phone locked up trying to sign in on Youtube.
I made a big mistake going to 6.0 didn't I?
Roberto Larcos
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I need a new phone now though.
I would have been tempted to jump on the SE if the price for the 64GB wasn't absurd here.
How did the Ottorbox kill your S3? And would you get better battery on a Cyanogen ROM?
osiris3355
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Well the 25 percent off isn't over until July so you have some time. Though first thing my girlfriend said was why didn't we upgrade to this sooner?
Not necessarily. Marshmallow shouldn't be any more taxing than Lollipop really.
Try wiping the cache and dalvik partitions and see if that makes a difference.
Moto G only has one gig of RAM. You have to be conservative with what apps you install as many have processes that run all the time in the background, consuming what little memory you have. Facebook + Facebook messenger use over 150MB when put together, for example. Use the website instead. Disable Google now and Google now on Tap. Use Nova launcher if you don't do so already as you'll get fewer desktop redraws compared to the Google launcher.
OriginalThinking
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The screen blurs? I've got one and I can't say I've ever noticed it. Not finding the aspect ratio to be all that strange.
I don't notice the aspect ration until I play a video. It's some weird ratio like square root of 2 over something.
OriginalThinking
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I haven't used it much for video thus far - I'll have to check it out. Also, why would you need GPS on a tablet that only supports WiFi? (Asking AJ)
Read comics.
OriginalThinking
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Before I get to use cases, I'll tell you why I like it. First of all the screen is epic - sharp, crisp, bright. The best screen experience I've had on a tablet so far. It's quick - smooth and lag free (I'm running the N preview). It 'feels' nice - how much of a factor build is to some is completely subjective but it is important to me. Battery life is outstanding too, as previous posters have suggested. And it's really comfortable to use - the magnets on the keyboard really lock the screen in place, so it's easy to prop this thing up at any angle you choose without fuss or fiddling and it's stable on any surface. I can use this on top of a spongy cushion or on my knee without it feeling awkward.
As for use case, I don't think it has huge advantages over a Chromebook. So it's subjective to a large degree. It's smaller and lighter with a better screen - but at a much higher cost obviously. It has a wide app selection allowing you to do more than you can on a Chromebook, but as you tend to mostly do web browsing I don't think that will be hugely important. It's a touch screen device which means it has more applications for gaming. I suppose it's also slicker (in terms of animations) than a Chromebook. Not a big thing, but important to some. It's just a goddamn sexy bit of kit!
Aww, Pixel C doesn't have GPS?
I've used GPS on my WiFi Nexus 7 several times. For data I just tether it to my phone.
For me, it's like a mini laptop with the keyboard addon which has great travel depth considering how small it is and do all my web browsing on it, then if I want Hearthstone, it's quickly the most premium feeling Android tablet I've ever held. The screen is brilliant, it's fast and I haven't had to charge it during the day yet. Once it's off the charger about 9 am, it's only on it when I decide to go back to bed.
USB support of gamepads is also letting me emulate almost anything before the Wii.
OriginalThinking
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Nope it just uses WiFi for location purposes. Assuming you have a phone with GPS, I'd just use that. It's in my opinion a bit large to be lugging it around like ridiculous tourists who use their iPads to take photos....
Haha yeah, I just used the Nexus 7 for GPS in my car, I didn't carry it around. I'd probably not mount a Pixel C for use like that in a car, but still, removed features are removed features.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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Just made the switch to project fi, GOAT.
Little Old Man
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Fantastic, for now wiping the cache appears to have resolved the issues! Thank you!
In regards to the phone more generally, Nova has been something I've used for a while, and I generally avoid any horribly intensive apps, so the ones you pointed out (FB, messenger, etc) are the guilty ones using up a lot of memory.
If the phone remains steady, I'll be glad I held off upgrading until this years' iteration (which I hope has a CPU and battery upgrade).
Thanks for the response. I haven't seen the screen in person, but that resolution does look like it'll be great for comics and browsing the web. I've seen a Mac Book with retina display and the screen is gorgeous, so if the Pixel C is like that I can see why its desirable.
Appreciate the response.
Yeah, the resolution is fantastic. Almost paid the extra to have a 4k screen on my laptop, but Windows scaling is horrible so glad to have the Pixel C at a higer resolution.
Wow, really? KitKat? Holy shit.
No one's making old ROMs for new hardware, AFAIK. Just buy a used Tab 10.1 or something on eBay.
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 need it but it's nice to have. I use Maps on my tablet. Though, at home, and never traveling. Still! Dammit, that's one more thing I'd have to downgrade.
I'd imagine it would be pretty easy to flash a stock Kit Kat ROM on a Nexus 7. Those images are usually provided by Google.
Yeah, I think the 2013 model is the newest one that has a KitKat factory image.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Buy my Nexus 10.
Has anyone else noticed faint horizontal lines (in landscape mode) on the Pixel C screen?
I know it is the digitizer on the IPS screen, but I've compared it to the similar screens on the Surface Pro 4 and iPad Pro, and neither of those has the same faint lines present.
Everyone raves about the display, yet nobody has mentioned this glaring issue, so I'm leaning towards this being a defect.
If anyone has an unused dev promo code, I would love to order another one to confirm (for my own sanity), since none exist in physical stores to compare to.
I know it is the digitizer on the IPS screen, but I've compared it to the similar screens on the Surface Pro 4 and iPad Pro, and neither of those has the same faint lines present.
Everyone raves about the display, yet nobody has mentioned this glaring issue, so I'm leaning towards this being a defect.
If anyone has an unused dev promo code, I would love to order another one to confirm (for my own sanity), since none exist in physical stores to compare to.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Go get your own. They're free.
I've just nearly blinded myself pushing the screen to my face like it was VR to try and see them, and no. It was a light screen though, do they show more on a dark screen?
EDIT: Tried on a dark background too. Nothing.
What's the best app to open spreadsheets?
I need to open spreadsheets with visio drawings inserted in them for work, Polaris office is the only one I've found that consistenly enables me to do this.
The others I've tried don't always display the visio drawing, it's just a white blank area where the drawing is.
I'd like to move away from Polaris office as it runs pretty crap. Googles own spreadsheet app isn't much help, don't think it's been updated much recently, the screenshots on its playstore page still have the KitKat nav buttons lol
I need to open spreadsheets with visio drawings inserted in them for work, Polaris office is the only one I've found that consistenly enables me to do this.
The others I've tried don't always display the visio drawing, it's just a white blank area where the drawing is.
I'd like to move away from Polaris office as it runs pretty crap. Googles own spreadsheet app isn't much help, don't think it's been updated much recently, the screenshots on its playstore page still have the KitKat nav buttons lol
brotkasten
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Do you still need Office 365 for the Microsoft Office apps on Android and IOS?
I don't think so, I've downloaded excel and tried opening one of my work spreadsheets, it won't even open this one, it says "This version of excel can't open workbooks with: ActiveX Controls, OLE objects".
Definitely a defect, contact Google and get that shit replaced!
BootlegSnackz
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Pixel C is far and away better than any other android tablet out there. the rest comes down to preference of size. N changed the game. it's so much smoother on the Pixel C than it is on my 6P though. was at the hospital a couple weeks ago while my daughter was sedated. ended up charging my 6p with my pixel c since i wasn't using it more than the phone at the time.
that's more of a praise to USB C than it is to the Pixel, but just another all around benefit to having it i guess.
that's more of a praise to USB C than it is to the Pixel, but just another all around benefit to having it i guess.
I've been waiting one day and only have one week left to order the new one and return the old one. It doesn't hurt to ask if someone else is sitting on a code they won't use.
They mostly show on white and light/bright colors. I appreciate you testing!
Thanks. I'll get a replacement because the rest of the tablet is fantastic.
osiris3355
Banned
Anyone spend a decent amount of time with N on the Pixel C AND 6.0.1 with the March update?
I really want to put N on it but curious how smooth it will be. N on my 5x was not smooth and it is with the March security update.
I really want to put N on it but curious how smooth it will be. N on my 5x was not smooth and it is with the March security update.
The only real issue I have is chrome locking up on me. Bring up the app switcher stops it, but it's annoying.
osiris3355
Banned
I'll take the easy one.
1. App selection (yes, missing some main stream apps is worse than not having tablet optimized ones)
Unknown Soldier
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I have a Surface Pro 2.
If your goal is to have a Windows laptop shaped like a tablet, get a Surface.
If your goal is to have an actual tablet, get an iPad or Pixel C.
The Faceless Master
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that's like asking someone to tell you why bicycle would be better than a car. what do you need it for?
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