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[osiris3355]

I'd have to assume so. Maybe they did something with the firmware update too. This whole thing is looking really shady and weird. Going to be very interesting to see how it plays out over the next few months.

Its going to play out into a bunch of long time Samsung users buying Pixel phones and/or buying iPhones.

In the past the disgruntled Samsung users seem to go straight to iPhones except for some of the geeks trying other Android devices.

Maybe google will change that. It will be interesting to see.

 

[Vic]

I'm more worried about this than happy.

Chrome OS currently runs great even on low end hardware without a ton of bloat or extra apps to cause issues.

That's the opposite of Android.

Because it's pretty much running nothing but a browser... which is it's downfall as an OS when we're strickly speaking about functionality.

 

[Vanillalite]

Because it's pretty much running nothing but a browser... which is it's downfall as an OS when we're strickly speaking about functionality.

That's the whole point though. This fundamentally changes what the OS would be.

 

[Admodieus]

Wonder if Andromeda will be kept internal to Google to differentiate the Pixel line. Samsung, HTC, LG, etc. will get to keep using regular Android in their own ways.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

Hmm ghostery is fucking up my phone, had to power button restart phone 3 times now, wouldn't even use the browser if there's dam news sites and such didn't have so many pop ups and auto play ads

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Its going to play out into a bunch of long time Samsung users buying Pixel phones and/or buying iPhones.

In the past the disgruntled Samsung users seem to go straight to iPhones except for some of the geeks trying other Android devices.

Maybe google will change that. It will be interesting to see.

I went from Samsung to Nexus and I won't look back. I can get tempted elsewhere, but the support, patches and features given in Nexus/Pixel phones is just plain awesome.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Is Samsung offering any promotions for the note 7?

Nope, the current promotion is for the GS7.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I'm more worried about this than happy.

Chrome OS currently runs great even on low end hardware without a ton of bloat or extra apps to cause issues.

That's the opposite of Android.

The lowest of low-end PCs are still much more powerful than any Android device. It's pretty hard to compare x86 to ARM in general but even the slowest x86 continues to run rings around the fastest implementation of ARM we have today.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Its going to play out into a bunch of long time Samsung users buying Pixel phones and/or buying iPhones.

In the past the disgruntled Samsung users seem to go straight to iPhones except for some of the geeks trying other Android devices.

Maybe google will change that. It will be interesting to see.

With 50% turned in, 45% (90% of returns) opted for another Note 7.

Surely the back half will be even more loyal.

 

[osiris3355]

With 50% turned in, 45% (90% of returns) opted for another Note 7.

Surely the back half will be even more loyal.

We're referring to the fact that there may still be issues with the new models as well.

IF that's the case and that's a big if you can kiss the loyalty goodbye.

 

[Quasar]

I'm more worried about this than happy.

Chrome OS currently runs great even on low end hardware without a ton of bloat or extra apps to cause issues.

That's the opposite of Android.

I assumed where it is now (running android apps on top of Chrome) is basically where it would be. Apps just need some fine tuning to recognise the different physical interfaces.

I'm not sure how different this Andromeda might be.

 

[Noema]

I'll probably never really use Allo as a messaging app since I live in a Whatsapp Republic but I have to admit, Google Assistant is pretty spiffy.

 

[Baroquemantic]

I'll probably never really use Allo as a messaging app since I live in a Whatsapp Republic but I have to admit, Google Assistant is pretty spiffy.

Assistant is great. I can't wait for them to roll that into the Google app and their other products/services.

Edit: I'm excited to see what Google is doing with Andromeda, but I'll temper my expectations on it.

 

[Vic]

The lowest of low-end PCs are still much more powerful than any Android device. It's pretty hard to compare x86 to ARM in general but even the slowest x86 continues to run rings around the fastest implementation of ARM we have today.

I got a laptop with an Intel N3050 SoC running on Linux and the Snapdragon 810 in my 6P runs circles around it when comes to comparable performance (e.g. web browsing). Of course there's more than one factor deciding the outcome but it's quite ridicilous that my laptop can't even go through a spreadsheet as fast as my smartphone. I guess it's time for an upgrade :\

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Don't know if it was posted, but the Sony XZ is up for pre-order.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/24/sony-xperia-xz-pre-orders-go-live/

I will say, I wish it had 4GB and wasn't fucking $700 starting...

 

[The Faceless Master]

We're referring to the fact that there may still be issues with the new models as well.

IF that's the case and that's a big if you can kiss the loyalty goodbye.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

 

[Ty4on]

I got a laptop with an Intel N3050 SoC running on Linux and the Snapdragon 810 in my 6P runs circles around it when comes to comparable performance (e.g. web browsing). Of course there's more than one factor deciding the outcome but it's quite ridicilous that my laptop can't even go through a spreadsheet as fast as my smartphone. I guess it's time for an upgrade :

That's literally a smartphone SoC though. The CPU design is an evolution of what their smartphone SoCs had only with two instead of four cores.

 

[osiris3355]

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

I don't wish anyone to leave Samsung for Apple products

 

[Hitta93]

I don't wish anyone to leave Samsung for Apple products

I've definitely considered it recently. S7 was slowing down to a crawl with a ton of MMS messages coming in.

 

[osiris3355]

I've definitely considered it recently. S7 was slowing down to a crawl with a ton of MMS messages coming in.

And this is why I don't recommend Samsung Android phones.

 

[Jzero]

Does anyone's Instagram app on Nougat crash after viewing certain profile?

 

[Chinner]

I've definitely considered it recently. S7 was slowing down to a crawl with a ton of MMS messages coming in.

What's your setup? Never has any problems like that.

 

[Reckoner]

I don't wish anyone to leave Samsung for Apple products

What's the matter with Apple products? My iPhone 6s is riding the wave since the day I bought it. Best phone I've ever used.

 

[osiris3355]

What's the matter with Apple products? My iPhone 6s is riding the wave since the day I bought it. Best phone I've ever used.

Hardware is great. The company is terrible. The software is too closed.

You're in an Android thread dude.

 

[Reckoner]

Hardware is great. The company is terrible. The software is too closed.

You're in an Android thread dude.

Company terrible? This ain't no One Plus, bro. But yeah, I get what you say about the software being closed. Used to have a Nexus 6, btw, and I switch it up from time to time to keep things fresh.

That doesn't mean I can't have a talk about iPhone when someone calls it out. That has been part of the convo for a long time.

Don't know if it was posted, but the Sony XZ is up for pre-order.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/24/sony-xperia-xz-pre-orders-go-live/

I will say, I wish it had 4GB and wasn't fucking $700 starting...

I still find Sony's design very good looking. If I went to buy an Android phone, this would be it. It usually price drops very quickly.

 

[Quasar]

Company terrible?

Well in terms of philosophy I'd say it is, and I say that as an owner of some Apple gear.

 

[Bboy AJ]

It's that time of the year when Samsung Galaxy owners start complaining about how slow their phones are becoming. Timing is about right. Happens every year. I am not joking. Search the old OTs.

Bite me once. Bite them seven times.

 

[Toki767]

It's that time of the year when Samsung Galaxy owners start complaining about how slow their phones are becoming. Timing is about right. Happens every year. I am not joking. Search the old OTs.

Bite me once. Bite them seven times.

Mine still seems fine.

 

[Quasar]

It's that time of the year when Samsung Galaxy owners start complaining about how slow their phones are becoming. Timing is about right. Happens every year. I am not joking. Search the old OTs.

Bite me once. Bite them seven times.

Android owners here are weird. Always complaining.

 

[Groof]

This shit is unacceptable. Shut off at 20% turn back on it's on 1%. Plug in and immediately it's on 10%

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

This shit is unacceptable. Shut off at 20% turn back on it's on 1%. Plug in and immediately it's on 10%

If it's a 6P, I let mine die and I turned it back on, charged it fully and it's perfectly fine again. Don't know why, but it works like new, in terms of battery life.

 

[Groof]

If it's a 6P, I let mine die and I turned it back on, charged it fully and it's perfectly fine again. Don't know why, but it works like new, in terms of battery life.

I've tried this but it just goes back to shit just as fast

 

[Chinner]

Android owners here are weird. Always complaining.

It's like a class war. Gotta feel good about your loyalty to a piece of plastic. Burn the rest.

 

[tzare]

This shit is unacceptable. Shut off at 20% turn back on it's on 1%. Plug in and immediately it's on 10%

Your battery is in bad shape. If still in warranty try to get it replaced. My note started to act like that. New battery, no more problems.

Btw, note 4 owner here. Snappier than when i bought it. Just to let you know. My wife's s4 also did perform well until it was replaced recently for an A5 2016 that works like a charm with god like battery life

 

[Bboy AJ]

This shit is unacceptable. Shut off at 20% turn back on it's on 1%. Plug in and immediately it's on 10%

Calibration issue. Quit using Tinder so much.

 

[kinggroin]

I'm more worried about this than happy.

Chrome OS currently runs great even on low end hardware without a ton of bloat or extra apps to cause issues.

That's the opposite of Android.

Preach.



One of the best things about my Chromebook is how effortlessly it handles what I throw at it. Considering I know phones with better specs than it, that often time struggle with Android.


No thanks.

 

[Protome]

Don't know if it was posted, but the Sony XZ is up for pre-order.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/24/sony-xperia-xz-pre-orders-go-live/

I will say, I wish it had 4GB and wasn't fucking $700 starting...

It seems like a really hard sell in the US.
In the UK (and the rest of the EU) it has a fingerprint sensor, is £549 (which is on par with/slightly cheaper than the other flagships) and comes with a pair of headphones which can be easily flipped for at least £100 if preordered.

It's actually a pretty decent deal here. My upgrade is due October 1st, so I'm going to try and get in on that preorder deal first chance I can.

 

[Talon]

Hardware is great. The company is terrible. The software is too closed.

You're in an Android thread dude.

Since we're in an Android thread we all have to be dogmatic now?

Nah, brah. I got my fingers in each ecosystem.

 

[kaiyo]

It seems like a really hard sell in the US.
In the UK (and the rest of the EU) it has a fingerprint sensor, is £549 (which is on par with/slightly cheaper than the other flagships) and comes with a pair of headphones which can be easily flipped for at least £100 if preordered.

It's actually a pretty decent deal here. My upgrade is due October 1st, so I'm going to try and get in on that preorder deal first chance I can.

It's cheaper for Americans to import from the UK, lol

£449 (ex VAT) = US$582.24

I can't decide between the Platinum and the Forest Blue lol

 

[Groof]

Your battery is in bad shape. If still in warranty try to get it replaced. My note started to act like that. New battery, no more problems.

Too late for that unfortunately

Calibration issue. Quit using Tinder so much.

tinder uses me bro

 

[osiris3355]

Company terrible? This ain't no One Plus, bro.

Apple created a patent troll company called the Rockstar Consortium built specifically for trying to litigate and bring down android via the legal system.

Ebook Price fixing? Suing Samsung with knowingly invalid patents. Import banning HTC phones with invalid patents. Apple ruined an HTC phone launch and that was when HTC was still popular.

People seem to forget about all of their bad practices for some reason. Apple is not a good company.

 

[Protome]

It's cheaper for Americans to import from the UK, lol

£449 (ex VAT) = US$582.24

I can't decide between the Platinum and the Forest Blue lol

That's crazy.

I'm getting the Blue, it looks so purty.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Apple created a patent troll company called the Rockstar Consortium built specifically for trying to litigate and bring down android via the legal system.

Ebook Price fixing? Suing Samsung with knowingly invalid patents. Import banning HTC phones with invalid patents. Apple ruined an HTC phone launch and that was when HTC was still popular.

People seem to figure about all of their bad practices for some reason. Apple is not a good company.

Apple is a horrible company. On top of the above, they treat their employees like shit. Not sure why they have so many people loyal to them.

 

[Reckoner]

Apple created a patent troll company called the Rockstar Consortium built specifically for trying to litigate and bring down android via the legal system.

Ebook Price fixing? Suing Samsung with knowingly invalid patents. Import banning HTC phones with invalid patents. Apple ruined an HTC phone launch and that was when HTC was still popular.

People seem to figure about all of their bad practices for some reason. Apple is not a good company.

Oh, ok. I'm with you there. Thought you were walking about customer support, that's why I refered One Plus.

Anyway, from my experience, the 6s remains a great all around phone.

 

[snacknuts]

Apple created a patent troll company called the Rockstar Consortium built specifically for trying to litigate and bring down android via the legal system.

Ebook Price fixing? Suing Samsung with knowingly invalid patents. Import banning HTC phones with invalid patents. Apple ruined an HTC phone launch and that was when HTC was still popular.

People seem to figure about all of their bad practices for some reason. Apple is not a good company.

Learning about the Seattle Rex lawsuit is when I finally decided to stop giving these assholes any of my money.

 

[kaiyo]

That's crazy.

I'm getting the Blue, it looks so purty.

I'm leaning towards the blue. Are you going to get the touch cover?

 

[Cosmic Bus]

Will any of the 'big 4' US carriers be stocking the Xperia X Compact? I'm on Virgin Mobile right now with a very old Galaxy S3 that's about to die, and will probably move to a "real" cell carrier next. Problem is, all the new Android phones are way too big for me and this Xperia looks like one of the few options I have (or switching to iPhone, which I don't really want to do).

 

[ThisOne]

Will any of the 'big 4' US carriers be stocking the Xperia X Compact? I'm on Virgin Mobile right now with a very old Galaxy S3 that's about to die, and will probably move to a "real" cell carrier next. Problem is, all the new Android phones are way too big for me and this Xperia looks like one of the few options I have (or switching to iPhone, which I don't really want to do).

Could you not just stay with Virgin Mobile and get the new Xperia?

I'm sort of in the same boat. I want the new Xperia Compact but I'm currently on Verizon so I'm wondering what I should ditch Verizon for. Would Virgin be a good choice?

 

[Jeffrey]

It's cheaper for Americans to import from the UK, lol

£449 (ex VAT) = US$582.24

I can't decide between the Platinum and the Forest Blue lol

And you'll get fingerprint reader activated lol.

 

[Protome]

I'm leaning towards the blue. Are you going to get the touch cover?

Yeah, probably it looks pretty cool. More companies should make cases like that.