which one should I start with?
I've been using iTunes to manage and download my podcast. Is the PocketCast Web UI good? I remember using the trial but I think I found iTunes more straightforward (discovery, etc.)
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which one should I start with?
I've been using iTunes to manage and download my podcast. Is the PocketCast Web UI good? I remember using the trial but I think I found iTunes more straightforward (discovery, etc.)
Lara Croft Go is amazing. Hitman is kinda clunky and very trial and error so I didn't play too much of it. Haven't played Deus Ex yet but the reviews make it seem decent.
Honor 8 for 290 USD: https://slickdeals.net/f/9407319-hu...or-290-64gb-for-340-free-shipping#commentsBox
Seems to be the Moto G4 Play. I've ordered one which should be arriving tomorrow. Should have great battery life and is fully compatible with all carriers. It's going to get Android 7 as well. You can only get this for $99 (amazon ad version, which can be removed), if you're an amazon prime member...
If you want to spend a bit more, then there's the Moto G4 Play or the BLU Life One X2 that should be looking at.
Seems to be the Moto G4 Play. I've ordered one which should be arriving tomorrow. Should have great battery life and is fully compatible with all carriers. It's going to get Android 7 as well. You can only get this for $99 (amazon ad version, which can be removed), if you're an amazon prime member...
If you want to spend a bit more, then there's the Moto G4 Play or the BLU Life One X2 that should be looking at.
brotkasten
Member
Nextbit announced a closed beta program for 7.0.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/06/15/nextbit-launches-beta-tester-program-robin-owners/
I'm surprised that some manufacturers aren't skipping 7.0 to go straight for 7.1 instead.
e: I really hope Nextbit gets to make a second phone. The Robin is still one of the best looking phones on the market.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/06/15/nextbit-launches-beta-tester-program-robin-owners/
I'm surprised that some manufacturers aren't skipping 7.0 to go straight for 7.1 instead.
e: I really hope Nextbit gets to make a second phone. The Robin is still one of the best looking phones on the market.
Junior Mint
Member
Thinking of jumping on this Honor 8. EMUI 4 looks like trash but the 5.0 beta looks a lot better. Probably will just be my personal/secondary phone since I primarily use my work phone nowadays.
Anandtech review makes it seem like it's not too bad.
Anandtech review makes it seem like it's not too bad.
I felt like there was leaks of there was one at some point but it got cancelled.
Honor 8 for the price is good. Best camera in that price range
PinkyMonkey
Banned
Moto Z Play for $380 at Newegg http://flash.newegg.com/Product/9SIA3BA50M5019
Jazzy Network
Member
Hmm Axon 7 for $350. Should I bite?
....nah. Good phone but it's not a Jazzy Network phone
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The amount of shit you get with a unlocked V20 is ridiculous:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1285960-REG/lg_lgus996_ausatn_lg_v20_4gb_ram.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875136396&cm_re=LG_V20-_-75-136-396-_-Product
tempting
Jazzy Network
Member
....nah. Good phone but it's not a Jazzy Network phone
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The amount of shit you get with a unlocked V20 is ridiculous:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1285960-REG/lg_lgus996_ausatn_lg_v20_4gb_ram.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875136396&cm_re=LG_V20-_-75-136-396-_-Product
tempting
Lol what is a Jazzy Network phone?
Moto Z got Nougat last night. It's really nice, though minimally different. Though I'm not sure I'm a fan of the full width notifications in the shade.
And the Incipio Off-grid chargepack, it makes the phone an appropriate thickness, even in suit pants, and takes the phone to a whopping total of 4500ah. It's crazy. Now to find a thin bumper of sorts for some side grip.
And the Incipio Off-grid chargepack, it makes the phone an appropriate thickness, even in suit pants, and takes the phone to a whopping total of 4500ah. It's crazy. Now to find a thin bumper of sorts for some side grip.
sure why not.
If you can get decent coverage around you with it. Nougat is soon, and there is a sorta stable CM13 build already. Could be a darling community phone someday.
I dunno, I just have a feeling the software might not be to your liking, based on your posts in the past. I guess you could always return it if you don't like it.
lowkey, Moto Z Play is an under rated phone. It would actually make a lot of people happy who truly want all day usage.
Jazzy Network
Member
You are prob right. I would most likely return it.
The Faceless Master
Member
2 for 2
the Note 7 units will go back whenever the separately shipped safety box arrives.
$100 is definitely the sweet spot. Was recommended a Moto E but that's way too budget for me lol.
Is that a holiday sale price or it's permanent?
this is the perm amazon prime discount price. I was heavily debating just saying fuck it and going for one of the $150 phones, but I keep reminding myself that I need to make this cheap as possible, that's not completing shitty because eventually I will buy a discounted 2016 flagship as my main phone anyways.
Regarding the Moto G Play is has the same processor as the Moto E, which is the SD 410. If you're not going to be playing games, this is definitely good enough for web browsing. the main upgrade here is the better camera, higher res screen, battery size increase, and most importantly, two 2 GB of ram. Android is highly polished and very well optimized for this phone. I actually had the Moto E (2nd gen) as a temp phone last year when I was transitioning to the S7, but I ended up returning it. T-Mobile disabled 12 band LTE on it. The Moto G Play is fully compatible with it now. This and rest of the Moto G line up can be used on any carrier and that's awesome for use and resale purposes.
The Faceless Master
Member
free 4 month sub to GPM
ok, lets see if their selection improved...
ok, lets see if their selection improved...
Where you get that?
The Faceless Master
Member
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/1...ay-music-youtube-red-available-new-customers/
says new customers but i definitely tried it after it launched.
osiris3355
Banned
Pixel apparently selling very well at Verizon.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/google-pixel-phones-selling-exceptionally-190742688.html
I could see the Pixel 2 easily doing 10 - 15 million next fall if this keeps up.
Apple, Google is gunning for you.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/google-pixel-phones-selling-exceptionally-190742688.html
I could see the Pixel 2 easily doing 10 - 15 million next fall if this keeps up.
Apple, Google is gunning for you.
I hope Google maintains the price (like Apple, and also Bose products) so we can have an Android phone that maintains its value.
osiris3355
Banned
Agreed.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Looks more like a sensationalist title than anything else. Without actual hard numbers it really cannot be said that it is selling well. Some company doing a study like this doesn't mean much since you really do not know where the data came from. Not to mention, 7.5% of all activation from Verizon last month sounds really freaking low for a new smartphone that was meant to compete with the iPhone and Galaxy which are probably in the 30%+ ranges at the absolute very least and they say activation for other carriers are in the 0-2 range which sounds bad assuming they mean percent.
(Edit) Android Central has better article where they guesstimate the numbers. Verizon sold roughly 8,000,000 smartphones in Q3 which if we suggested similar numbers for Q4 that means the Pixel has sold 600,000 and we are only one month through the fourth quarter. For comparison I looked back at the Galaxy S6 since I could not find good enough numbers on the S7 and the S6 sold roughly 6,000,000 phones in the first month worldwide. The iPhone 6S sold over 13,000,000 during its first week, but obviously nobody can touch Apple like that.
lunchtoast
Member
Just wanted to say I recently went to Spain and took a lot of pics with the 5X with great results. My friends who have an Iphone 6/+ and a Nokia camera were impressed and preferred them to their iphone photos. I've had the phone since it came out but this is the first time I used it heavily for pics.
Plus google photos makes organizing and sharing photos so easy.
Plus google photos makes organizing and sharing photos so easy.
BoosterDuck
Banned
So my Nexus 5X broke down recently due to a hardware problem when in conjunction with the Nougat update. This causes my phone to perpetually go into boot mode but never actually turn on. It's supposedly a problem in a few early batches of the 5X.
I send it to LG for a repair 2 weeks ago and they tell me they're out of parts to replace so I'm getting a full refund instead!
shit this is a great christmas present for me, I'm putting the $430 towards a Pixel phone
I send it to LG for a repair 2 weeks ago and they tell me they're out of parts to replace so I'm getting a full refund instead!
shit this is a great christmas present for me, I'm putting the $430 towards a Pixel phone
Junior Mint
Member
Smh @ LG
Jazzy Network
Member
Eh it works out for him and at least they're doing something about it. Remember Motorola last year?
Picked up a JBL Soundboost mod for my Z Play on eBay for $50. It was open box and seems to be in great condition. This thing is loud and clear.
Prototype Viktor
Member
Fuuu I have a app that is draining heavy since build 2 and can't figure it out yet, haven't full charged since to reset battery% in report
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Did anyone actually bite on the 3T?
osiris3355
Banned
You basically just shit on one article for making estimates and and just said a different one was better that is just making estimates.
:/
LostMyNarbles
Member
I shitted on the article because they aren't even making estimates because, there are no solid numbers in it. I'm not saying Android Central's is any truer, but at least they did some research and came up with *rough* numbers that may support what is being suggested. The article from Yahoo is basically click bait because they use a stupid title that would catch the eye and then you open up the article and see there that it lacks any numbers to suggest what "Exceptionally well" exactly means. It'd be another story if they had the information that Android Central's story has in it, but instead you open it up to them saying the Pixel is doing "Exceptionally well on Verizon" and then they proceed to not even give you an idea to suggest it is doing well other than saying it is estimated to have accounted for 7.5% of Verizon activation from last month and they do not even try to come up with a number on it.
osiris3355
Banned
Both articles used the same source except the yahoo one ALSO gives numbers based on the digitimes estimate. Yahoo is just reporting on the same info Android Central did from wave 7 plus the additional digitimes info. It is certainly not click bait anymore than Android Central's is.
Android Central using quarter 3 to estimate quarter 4 is not more informative and makes it even more misleading. Saying quarter 3 is similar to a quarter with a holiday shopping season and black Friday sales doesn't seem accurate at all.
If you want to start getting serious about it why don't you find the increase in Verizon's quarter 3 to quarter 4 from last year and while your at it figure out what the og Nexus 5 sold on the Google store. Quadruple it and add that into the pile too.
Things are looking great for pixel sales. How about we leave it at that?
I'm seeing its still around $300 for 64gb.
There are quite a few better spec phones around that price this black friday weekend (axon 7 is $350, honor 8 is $300, idol 4 is $350 etc).
If none of that matters though, its a perfectly fine phone.
LostMyNarbles
Member
The Best Buy S7/S7 Edge got even better for BF. It's now a $400 GC and an additional $200 GC with the trade-in of any working smartphone. Kind of makes me wish I had Verizon because, I'd really like an S7 for what is effectively $100 if you treat the GC's like cash.
if you can live with a funky chinese UI, Le Eco S3 is back down to $150 with instant rebate this weekend.
http://us.lemall.com/us/phone/leeco_le_s3/index.html
much better spec for less money. You do lose the headphone jack though.
I got my dad the higher specced one and he's enjoying it so far.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Another Pixel C being sent back
lets see if the next one is flawless
lets see if the next one is flawless
osiris3355
Banned
Great phone for the price. Just don't expect good customer service.
osiris3355
Banned
Google just sent me a brand new one due to a stuck power button after 8 months of use. What was wrong with yours?
Jazzy Network
Member
I wouldn't. The 617 is garbage.