Has there ever been a Nexus phone where the battery hasn't been an issue?
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Has there ever been a Nexus phone where the battery hasn't been an issue?
i'm going to vacation in february.
i need a phone with a decent camera, the moto G is not the option
i'm going to vacation in february.
i need a phone with a decent camera, the moto G is not the option
delivery times for a OP3T probably won't make it by vacation lol.
If you need a decent camera, just buy a point and shoot camera?
sure but never to this extent
You clearly have a bad unit at this point. Get it sorted.
My battery life has gone to suit recently, but I'm running a VPN 24/7 so it's understandable. Still hits 1% before it shuts down.
I'm actually looking forward to either of these since they both can run Android apps. My pixel c keyboard is a little cramped.
there is a local importer who will bring the phone to sell in 2 weeks
i was thinking in the camera but the phone is more "complete" for a vacation xp
I want to but I first need to figure out how to do it from the other side of the world
probably can snag a s7 for a similar price to a 3T if you need a decent camera on a phone.
If you want to play it smart though, if your local places have return policies (I assume your vacation isn't too long) just buy like a pixel or s7 edge, get a hefty case. Use it for your vacation and return it afterwards.
megarockexe
Member
Now the LG G6 is rumored to ditch the headphone jack. Damn it all! RIP phone innovation. Would be disappointing if all of this year's flagships are touting removed features as a feature.
brotkasten
Member
It's also rumored that they're bringing wireless charging back, which is definitely more important.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Does anybody really care? LG Has had a boot-looping disaster for years and they have failed to largely acknowledge it. It amazes me that people would still consider them for a smartphone when more often than not they are just the lesser version of Samsung. That's especially true as their software gets worse and worse and Samsung has slowly improved their's.
Ew, no. I'd rather have a phone that took multiple wires to charge for some inexplicable reason than getting rid of the headphone jack.
Vyse The Legend
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I went with the OP3 coming from the WP world (I'm assuming that's' where you still are if I'm remembering correctly), and it's been mostly positive. The phone itself feels great and is the perfect size for ease of use while still having a good sized screen (the 1080p resolution doesn't bother me). Contact syncing is a bit weird coming from WP, where pretty much everything synced perfectly as it has screwed up my contact list numerous times already for no apparent reason and half of my contact photos decide to randomly go super low res even if I updated them on the phone.
As for the camera, it is okay but low light isn't great, especially if you're coming from a Lumia. For a few of my trips this year I brought my 950XL along to use for photos as it is much better overall for that.
For a relatively cheap phone though, I've been pleased with the OP3.
try playing around with the 'hq' option for low light. Seems to work better.
Who cares about LG phones when they still boot loop, and those onscreen navigation buttons are so ugly.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
You need to get a new phone and send your 6P off for repair. It'll be a few weeks. I'm waiting for my iPhone SE to unlock before I send my 6P in for repair.
At home for the holidays, family got a new car with Sync 3 that works with Android Auto/Car Play... wow, I had no idea how great this stuff was. So nice to be able to just plug your phone in and get a simplified but connected interface right in the car. Being able to use Google Maps through the car's system is a godsend, and the support for audio playback/calls is all really good. All around it's really neat functionality that for some reason I was completely oblivious to before.
-Pyromaniac-
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once you use android auto or car play there really is no going back. As soon as I got a car with it that was a wrap.
uh ZTE followed through with that crowdsourced phone: https://www.kickstarter.com/project...e-hands-free-eye-tracking-devi?token=797fe814
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
-Pyromaniac-
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What a stupid phone lol
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
hrrrrrrrrm.....
That's like the only thing I want
But I guess that's something that's still only to be found at the higher end.
Galaxy s7 or HTC 10, if you can get them at that $500 or less, are the only ones that will match Lumia low light performance at that price range, everything else will be a big step down, trust me.
uh ZTE followed through with that crowdsourced phone: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...token=797fe814
lol. This is what I expect an Amazon fire phone 2 would do.
on a related note, ZTE blade V8 pro is another sub $250 phone with the dual camera setup too.
phones need to start having 3 camera setups now.
I'm actually interested in seeimg more of the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom. 5000mah battery with the Snapdragon 625 (Moto Z Play uses this processor and gets amazing battery life with a much smaller battery). It also has a pretty nice camera according to the specs. I'm sure customizations and bloatware will probably be a negative but a midrange phone with great battery life and great camera is worth looking at. Let's hope it's priced like a midrange.
https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-3-Zoom-ZE553KL/
https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-3-Zoom-ZE553KL/
probably $400 range? It's an asus phone so expect a lot of bloatware, but should be able to clean up reasonably.
No
This icon just appeared on my home screen, and overlays over any windows/apps I bring up. Is this some specific malware that I can maybe get rid of? I'm pretty paranoid about installing apps, and Join is the only one I've installed in the past couple of weeks, I think...
That's definitely adware/malware. What's the last app you installed?
-Pyromaniac-
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Can I just say, I love this bullet point from the Huawei Mate 9 PR/Spec sheet:
Not only because it's the first acknowledgment I've seen from a company that a lot of android phones seem to perform worse over time, but also because they can't even promise 2 years. Just 18 months lol.
Not only because it's the first acknowledgment I've seen from a company that a lot of android phones seem to perform worse over time, but also because they can't even promise 2 years. Just 18 months lol.
velociraptor
Junior Member
What is the best free app to backup my OP3T phone?
crazy monkey
Banned
Got MI 5. Waiting.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Lol Google assistant on android TV
Nexus?
Nope
Nexus?
Nope
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
This is hilarious for exactly the reasons you identified. That's really great.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Well it's not been replaced by Google like Nexus has, which is why they're still pushing it.
titanium backup?
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
I like reading about Android but you guys sure are a grumpy bunch. DroidGaf is not the thread I'm looking for.
In TVs? Yeah. That new DirectTV box too.
Jazzy Network
Member
It was worse when Osiris wasn't banned.
its a grumpy world.
On a side note, im having the hardest time selling my axon 7, probably because it always seems to go on sale lower than what im selling it for lol. Think ill give it to my mom, who's opo dies in an hour SOT.
Who's picking up a mate 9 here again? I'm definitely gonna give it a look. It does seem to check off most of the boxes for me, even if a bit pricey.
- decent camera (seems to require some fiddling?)
- expandable storage
- iOS style 'stereo' speakers
- best battery in a 2016 flagship spec phone.
- similar to dash charging in which the device is fairly cool and runs at fun performance when charging unlike QC3.
It's huawei though so I can see it dropping under $500 by amazon prime day 2017.
On a side note, im having the hardest time selling my axon 7, probably because it always seems to go on sale lower than what im selling it for lol. Think ill give it to my mom, who's opo dies in an hour SOT.
Who's picking up a mate 9 here again? I'm definitely gonna give it a look. It does seem to check off most of the boxes for me, even if a bit pricey.
- decent camera (seems to require some fiddling?)
- expandable storage
- iOS style 'stereo' speakers
- best battery in a 2016 flagship spec phone.
- similar to dash charging in which the device is fairly cool and runs at fun performance when charging unlike QC3.
It's huawei though so I can see it dropping under $500 by amazon prime day 2017.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Is he perma'd?
outunderthestars
Banned
Agreed. There are some insufferable people in this community. 95% of everyone I have on my ignore list is from this thread. Fire up your ignore list and hang out.
WHY is that idea LOL worthy? It makes alot of sense.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
if it's releasing mid april they are probably going to have their own event late march or early april
what do you want to back up? Any reason you can't just use your google account?
start the discussion bruh