SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
M7 is running 5.0.2 with Sense 6.
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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M7 is running 5.0.2 with Sense 6.
Anybody have a Note 5? Very curious about the battery life. I'm starting to think this might be my next phone - held one yesterday and it didn't seem as big as I thought it would be. It also has a fingerprint reader, wireless charging, and a fantastic camera which are all somewhat important to me.
Jazzy Network
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I've heard from reviews it was just as good as the Note 4.
EnVy_CaLiBeR
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It's good enough to get me through a day of usage. Usually get between 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours of screen time depending on what I'm doing and with the brightness on auto. The fact that it has fast charge and fast wireless charging helps with any issues I might run into but I usually don't have to put it on the charger until I head to bed. Haven't had to use power saving yet.
Jzero
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I hope the 6P has rounded edges on the panel. It's like my favorite feature on the Nexus 6.
Walter White
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Hoping someone here can help me out. I tried posting in the Android Pay thread but that seems to be pretty dead lately.
I have an LG G3 on Lollipop. I have Android Pay, but when I try to set it up I get the "Android Pay cannot be used" error message. My phone is not rooted. It used to be, but I lost root when updating to Lollipop and never bothered to root again. I even double checked with Titanium Backup and it could not get SU access, so I'm pretty sure I did lose root.
I Googled but could not find anything about that error on unrooted phones. Hoping someone here might have run into similar issues. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I have an LG G3 on Lollipop. I have Android Pay, but when I try to set it up I get the "Android Pay cannot be used" error message. My phone is not rooted. It used to be, but I lost root when updating to Lollipop and never bothered to root again. I even double checked with Titanium Backup and it could not get SU access, so I'm pretty sure I did lose root.
I Googled but could not find anything about that error on unrooted phones. Hoping someone here might have run into similar issues. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The moto x pure? Damn. I can't handle another janky ass phone after two samsung phones.
Jzero
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You just have to keep on trying. I had the same error the first two times that i tried.
brotkasten
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Do we know what google's plan for Android Wear is? Any mention of a new Wear version? There seem to be little information about it. The only reason for me to get a Moto 360 is because it's a shiny new toy and I can control the audio player from my wrist. That's probably enough for me to spend money on it, but it would still be interesting to know if Google actually plans to do something with the platform.
Well the 29th will be to show off a bit more of M as well as the phones, so there might be a small amount of watch talk too.
-Pyromaniac-
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it was bound to happen. 5.7 inches lol. QHD lol.
It's a shame because imo if you're going to go huge then everything should be amazing.
The Faceless Master
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If you ask -Pyromaniac- nice enough, he might hit you up with a PM.
Also Pyro ... you need an account, perhaps Twitter, for leaking stuff, like "Crazy Buttocks on an Android" or something like that!
pyleaks
but the Note 4 (and 5) are 5.7" QHD and have good battery life...
brotkasten
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You're so mean. You know well enough that two letters followed by "leaks" is trademarked by evleaks. Do you want more Twotter drama?
-Pyromaniac-
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we don't need to suffer another twitter rant of rightousness
pyrOnleaks
Yeah I know. It was such a compelling device though. N5x better bring it, but I have exactly -72 faith in Google to learn how to battery.
Unknown Soldier
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It's amazing how Samsung has been at 5.7" and QHD for 2 years now and their battery life is best in class.
But LOL Touchwiz amirite
I've seen conflicting reports on that. Not sure what to believe, tbh.
I'm at a point where I feel like lower resolution is better than this QHD madness.
Here's a review of the Verizon 4GLTE Xperia Z4v on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXqzyxOOwIA
which still hasn't come out yet
which still hasn't come out yet
-Pyromaniac-
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I've seem more reviews pop up saying battery isn't as good as it used to be but in the end I blame touchwiz and usage. The apps people use have crazy effects on battery life. All it takes is 1 app that one reviewer has and another doesn't.
And yes 1080p is goodenough.jpg. I'm not against QHD but the battery better be Moto X play size.
brotkasten
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I didn't know that they're going to show more of 6.0 during the event. Hopefully we'll see more watch stuff as well. But the lack of NFC in the newer watches, including the Huawei Watch, doesn't give me the impression that the platform is a priority for Google. Again, I don't care a single bit about NFC, but it seems that there seems to be little collaboration between the teams and the goals they're aiming for. It seems very Microsoft-ish, in a way.
-Pyromaniac-
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So I don't understand, major event in multiple cities and marketing campaign for a midrange device? I wonder what the big selling point is for them to be this confident people will give a shit.
3D Touch is cool, guys.
https://twitter.com/panzer/status/646424443405729792
Looking forward to something like this coming to Android.
https://twitter.com/panzer/status/646424443405729792
Looking forward to something like this coming to Android.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The version of android matters too. Note 4 on 5.01 (at&t) has garbage battery life.
-Pyromaniac-
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Unknown Soldier
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I'm pretty happy with the QHD on my Note 4, I could go back to 1080p but why?
I also have a 4K TV, why would I go back to 1080p?
SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
I usually feel the same but DP Android M on my Nexus 5 significantly improved my battery life.
Jazzy Network
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Save on your electricity? Obviously.
FleckSplat
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Hey everyone,
Does the Moto G 2015 work on verizon? It's GSM so I have doubts. I have the unlimited data plan and want to buy unlocked to keep the plan going.
Thanks.
Does the Moto G 2015 work on verizon? It's GSM so I have doubts. I have the unlimited data plan and want to buy unlocked to keep the plan going.
Thanks.
It's just my opinion. I feel like the trade off on battery isn't worth it for a negligible difference on display quality. The Z5 Compact being 720p actually makes me glad. But I don't hide that the Compact Premium is even cooler, mostly because of the 4gb and that the 1080p doesn't come alone - it also gets a bump on the battery side.
To get better GPU and battery performance?
Vinyl is kinda a good analog (pun not intended) because it captures much more than CDs, but the extra frequencies are inaudible to human ears so we downgraded to get a much more practical format. I'm not saying vinyl is better than CD, just that it captured frequencies above 44khz which CDs left out.
Game publishers discovered this with the 360/PS3 generation. The consoles were technically able to output 1080p and many owned a 1080p display, but trading resolution for other graphical effects was worth it.
That analogy.
...there was a big update adding interactive watchfaces and partnering with fitness companies like Under Armour about a month ago (August 20, 2015).
Unknown Soldier
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But the battery on my Note 4 is fine. I mean my 1440p Note 4 gets the same battery life that my 720p Note II did.
I went from 720p to 1440p and the display quality difference is not negligible. It's very noticeable. I'm having no battery trade off either, so it's been a win-win for me. /shrug
-Pyromaniac-
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don't think so. I remember reading something about this like a week ago and apparently it only supports the XLTE band so unless there's that everywhere you go, it will be shitty.
So you shouldn't get it
FleckSplat
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don't think so. I remember reading something about this like a week ago and apparently it only supports the XLTE band so unless there's that everywhere you go, it will be shitty.
So you shouldn't get it
Thanks... So is there anything in that price range that you recommend on verizon? I just want a smooth experience browsing and playing videos.
Jazzy Network
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I meant save electricity on your 4K TV.
Unknown Soldier
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LCD TV power usage doesn't change because of resolution. The backlights stay the same no matter what resolution the panel is. Power consumption measurements of 4K TVs show no changes from their 1080p antecedents.
LCD screens on phones are the same way as a matter of fact. There isn't increased battery consumption with a 1440p LCD on a phone vs. a 1080p LCD. The panel is illuminated by the same LED sidelights.
Is this OT just for the phones?
This is the OT for complaining about all phones. We don't discriminate.
Unknown Soldier
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No, you are only allowed to praise iPhone here.
Saiyan-Rox
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God damnit I just bought a new phone and now I'm falling into the nexus hype
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...es-confirm-nexus-5x-and-nexus-6p-model-names/
Soon
I should really listen to others more and not impulse buy lol
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...es-confirm-nexus-5x-and-nexus-6p-model-names/
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I should really listen to others more and not impulse buy lol
-Pyromaniac-
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an american is going to have to help you with that. Maybe try to find last years moto x for cheap? Not sure.
yooooooo they even whipping out new box designs
#5X #thelongAwaited #HighlyAnticipated
Jzero
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We definitely need this. Copying and pasting is fucking horrible on android devices.
Aw Yiss. Gimme already. My credit card is ready. What does the P stand for again?
Vyse The Legend
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Artem also confirmed in the Reddit thread that the Huawei final design does have the hump. He said to expect another post with more info soon. Sounds like AP got the motherload of final information, and as per usual blog posting tactics, they're going to drop it out over the next few days.
The Faceless Master
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so basically like what i could do three years ago on my Note, but Apple REVOLUTIONIZED it.
Its pretty terrible on all touch devices imo. Mostly due to selection being hard (compared to mice) and cross app wonkiness.
I cannot count the number of times even in ios9 where I copy text from one app and when I try and paste into other I cannot. Its like some apps cannot access the clipboard or something.
Unknown Soldier
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The day Apple invented the mobile phone was the greatest day in human history, you can't deny that!
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