Sad but true.
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Sad but true.
BoboBrazil
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Yeah, if someone is going in T-Mobile and wants a high end phone, they aren't going home with a damn Nexus, Pixel, or whatever else they want to call it. They are going home with a Galaxy or Note. Otherwise, they will go to Iphone. These other companies need to stop pretending like they are wanted in the high end market. HTC's latest high end phone sold so bad, T-Mobile kicked them out and stopped selling them after a few weeks.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Wife has an LG G3 on AT&T and is constantly missing texts in group chats. She'll get probably 8 out of every 10 messages, and sometimes the missing ones pop up separately as from "anonymous", but most of the time she just doesn't get them. Default messaging app.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Unknown Soldier
Member
Well there's the GOAT 4 but that's 2 years old at this point. You can get one cheap these days though.
try the official google messenger app?
How does one 'sell' a google nexus/pixel to the masses anyways? Hasn't its lineage always been a 'developer' phone?
MuddyDonut
Member
Man that was a great phone, my touchscreen shit out randomly or else I'd still use it. Now I have a moto x pure and dont know where to go from here.
You can't. The genie is out of the bottle. Market forces and demand determine price. You just can't price a device in the premium bracket and see it it sticks. LG, Moto, Sony and HTC will have to learn this the hard way.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Samsung's going to have a hard lesson coming soon, when you under-design a $850 phone and it explodes like the Note 7 that immediately cheapens your brand.
But really Samsung has been shitting on the Note line after the 4 so I guess it's expected.
crazy monkey
Banned
I have G3. Never had issue with that but worst case scenario try google message.
The Faceless Master
Member
RIP Pixel Phone, 2016-2016
Jazzy Network
Member
Yikes in a year with more premium mid to high end phones getting cheaper, Google goes against the grain. Good luck and godspeed.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I mean I guess?
If you wait a whole year though it's not gonna be top dog hardware anymore.
Sure it'll still be a great phone, but in a year you can get 2017 specs in the new mid range for the same price. Idk....
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Honestly I'm most interested in Android DayDream. I fiddled with my G3 long enough for it to work again.
Maybe I skip this year all together to get a 2017 powered phone with DayDream support that might run VR better with a 830 vs 820 chip.
Maybe I skip this year all together to get a 2017 powered phone with DayDream support that might run VR better with a 830 vs 820 chip.
My basic requirements are: as close to Nexus 5 in physical size as possible, have an accurate color screen (most mid range phones immediately fail in this category), CM supported so I can continue to get security updates past EOL. Having the absolute latest hardware is secondary to me because everything I use on the phone runs just fine on 3-4 years old CPU, the problem is lack of RAM.
I think I'll be waiting on a 2017 phone too. There is so much potential and and so many advances coming next year.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Maybe Samsung will get it right with the Note 8.
I doubt it though
I doubt it though
Thanks, I'll look into it.
Galaxy S7. It has a bigger screen (5.1 inches) but smaller bezels so the size is not too far off from iPhone 6s. Solid battery life with the best screen and camera on the market.
Huawei Honor 8 is a great phone for the price ($400) but Huawei's skin tries to imitate IOS.
The Faceless Master
Member
GS7 indeed.
as close as it gets in size.
as close as it gets in size.
The Faceless Master
Member
both.
their own thing does supplemental things like copy your text messages, documents, photos, music, etc...
megarockexe
Member
Oh yeah? Well what Android phone has the best camera for under $400? I know the Galaxy S7 is top-of-the-line, but it's definitely more than that.
The Faceless Master
Member
Note 4.
BoboBrazil
Member
You can get a used S7 for around $400 now.
osiris3355
Banned
There is no hands down opinion right now due to everything out having pros and cons. Maybe when the google pixel phones launch in 3 weeks.
Today I would say HTC 10 and some will say s7. In a month I would say Google Pixel. Its worth waiting to find out.
used s7 is about 440-500 on swappa
https://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s7-att/us
Otherwise, I hear good things about the Huawei honor 8.
... and about the fact it will be magical.
('Magical' is used at https://www.apple.com/airpods/
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Certainly if it has all the components that everyone else uses and doesn't have exclusive software features of some kind its really pretty hard to justify one over another phone.
Sneaky Gato
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I'm new to having an android device and smart devices in general and I'm having an issue. Every time I enter a search in the Chrome browser app it asks me to confirm which account i'm using or to open up an incognito tab for the search. After that it generates the search results as normal. It doesn't take me to any other screen and as far as I can tell nothing has changed. When I click a direct link such as in my favorites it doesn't do this, just going directly to my requested destination. Any ideas on how to stop this? It only just started doing this out of nowhere.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
I think the prices for the Pixel are crazy.. Sorry. The Nexus 6P wasn't that high so unless that camera is reaching Galaxy and iPhone levels and everything spec wise about the phone is right, then that price looks really steep right now. Im only willing to get that phone via a carrier at this point and I hope T-Mobile will at least carry it
if google plans to price Pixel phones like that they better have some 'non stock' extras available as well as some HW extras too: waterproofing for example.
They also need to step up the camera, it was good on latest nexus, but afaik it is kinda slow to focus compared to Samsung or Apple
They also need to step up the camera, it was good on latest nexus, but afaik it is kinda slow to focus compared to Samsung or Apple
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I wonder if maybe at those prices Google throws in free DayDream bunduru with headset and touch wand?
maybe include a smartwatch (pixel watch??)
I mean, 821 SOC is barely an improvement over 820 and next year seems to come with quite imporved socs, considering next round of flaghsips is usually February..... we will see.
osiris3355
Banned
Google needs daydream support on these phones. To achieve daydream support it has a much more expensive processor than the galaxy s7 etc.
If the phone was cheaper and didn't have daydream support everyone would be laughing and bitching about that.
We also don't know how expensive the flash memory is in these phones. Maybe that is fast for once.
The material bill for Google is probably way different than last year.
If the phone was cheaper and didn't have daydream support everyone would be laughing and bitching about that.
We also don't know how expensive the flash memory is in these phones. Maybe that is fast for once.
The material bill for Google is probably way different than last year.
ZTE Axon 7 is daydream ready and uses the same Snapdragon as the S7. Surely ZTE has been working with Google to know what the compatibility requirements are.
osiris3355
Banned
Not at a hardware level it's not
AndroidPolice specifically said the VR kit is exclusive to the 821.
The longer they push the more competitors they will have to face. I want one on Verizon soon too.
It is worth noting that the pixel will be the only flagship phone this year without SD card support (depending on if you count Oneplus3 or not).
The exclusive tweaks on the software side really must be truly mindblowing, because otherwise idk.
Can you post a screenshot of this (remember to crop out your contact info)? I've never seen this before.
The exclusive tweaks on the software side really must be truly mindblowing, because otherwise idk.
Can you post a screenshot of this (remember to crop out your contact info)? I've never seen this before.