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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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DrForester
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I found a controller for my Edge 7 and I am in love...
Vanillalite
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I know we are only a week into 2017, but damn if I'm not jonesing for more big 2017 phones to be announced beyond the Honor 6X.
isn't it your standard 5.5"?
Vanillalite
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My bad on the verbiage. I just meant big as in big deal not actual phone size. LoL
Vanillalite
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Do we even know yet what the first phone to the market will be other the Snap 835?
I assume obviously the Kirin 970 will be in whatever the next big Huawei phone is.
I assume obviously the Kirin 970 will be in whatever the next big Huawei phone is.
-bakalhau-
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Vanillalite
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Jazzy Network
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-takes-down-app-that-helps-you-track-your-lost-AirPods_id89793
Gee I wonder why they pulled it.
Gee I wonder why they pulled it.
-bakalhau-
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I actually got all mixed up in my post lol, sorry, I had just woken up, I don't know what I was thinking.
Yes it should come with a slightly improved and new SoC, as has been the case in previous Mate > Px cycles. There shouldn't be a huge performance difference though, and although battery improvements should happen Mate 9 most likely will still last longer. Of course 4K recording and OIS will be some of the other additions to the P10, courtesy of that new and improved SoC.
I don't know whether Huawei will go for 4GB or 6GB of Ram, but if I were them, I'd go for the 6GB... On the normal P10. But I think they will go 4GB on the Normal P10 and 6GB on the Plus version.
Vanillalite
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Next few months could mean April and I'd hope we'd have 835 devices by then or at least announced. LoL
jetpacks was yes
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Is it okay to ask for recommendations in this thread? Trying to find a good Android phone for around the $200 or lower price range, with good battery life and camera and decent performance. Looking at the Moto G4 and Axon 7 mini right now... what would you guys recommend? This would be for my wife, who is sick of her slow Moto g3. I'm still using my Nexus 6.
Any rumors about any new Nextbit robin (or any other name they might come with)?
I just found out that the first will get the Nougat soon, and it seems pretty good for the price. 3gb, 32gb (plus the 100 in the cloud that I dont really care), 1080p screen... Its less than 200 on Amazon Uk.
I was aiming for a Oneplus 3T but had to spend a lot of money this last weekend so I have less for the phone now.
I like the design of the phone, it's nice that it doesn't look like 99% of the phones nowadays.
I just found out that the first will get the Nougat soon, and it seems pretty good for the price. 3gb, 32gb (plus the 100 in the cloud that I dont really care), 1080p screen... Its less than 200 on Amazon Uk.
I was aiming for a Oneplus 3T but had to spend a lot of money this last weekend so I have less for the phone now.
I like the design of the phone, it's nice that it doesn't look like 99% of the phones nowadays.
Nextbit Robin is going for a pretty good price on Amazon. I would also look at the new Honor 6x because its $50 off if you pre-order and that's right in your price range. Moto G4 and Axon Mini should both perform fine but I'd rather have the Honor 6x. It uses a newer processor and should have better battery life (Snapdragon 617 used G4 and Axon mini were prone to overheating in some phones).
Jazzy Network
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Nexus 5X?
nexuses run nougat, but there are all kinds of battery software issues atm across the board, even pixel too maybe.
axon 7 is getting nougat at the end of the month, and seems to have fixed some of the bigger UI issues i've had with the current stuff from beta screenshots.
For a phone often under $300, its kind of a beast. cheapest phone to support daydream as well.
axon 7 is getting nougat at the end of the month, and seems to have fixed some of the bigger UI issues i've had with the current stuff from beta screenshots.
For a phone often under $300, its kind of a beast. cheapest phone to support daydream as well.
Horsemama1956
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Running the newest version of android has got to be the most overrated thing about owning newer devices. It breaks compatibility and honestly barely adds anything that people seem to really use.
Vanillalite
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Most phones are back to (or closer to) their original prices post Holiday sales.
If any of you who need a new phone can wait then I suggest doing so.
If any of you who need a new phone can wait then I suggest doing so.
juliushandle
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Exactly, launchers and icon packs already give you the updated look and most features found in the newest software without compatibility issues.
Although companies who are willing to get the newest version on their phones are probably at least somewhat more likely to keep up with security updates.
brotkasten
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While that's true to some extend, Samsung pushes updates regularly and still takes forever to deliver full OS updates.
7.1.1 is supposed to hit the S7 this month. Let's see if they can make it.
TTOOLL
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What do you guys think about Google Now? Do you use it? Do you find the cards useful? What about battery life?
I had stopped using it and but gave it another try today just to give up again. As soon as I leave home by car or start walking the phone gets really hot, the battery drain starts and its massive. When will Google fix it? Never, right?
Also, the upcoming tab not being the default view is just dumb, weather should be in it and it should be the first thing you see, not some yesterday news.
I must mention I live in a small city so traffic information is useless.
I had stopped using it and but gave it another try today just to give up again. As soon as I leave home by car or start walking the phone gets really hot, the battery drain starts and its massive. When will Google fix it? Never, right?
Also, the upcoming tab not being the default view is just dumb, weather should be in it and it should be the first thing you see, not some yesterday news.
I must mention I live in a small city so traffic information is useless.
brotkasten
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I disabled it completely. Weather aside, the cards all had useless information. Cortana does a better job at aggregating information I'm interested in, because you can be a lot more specific at telling it want you're interested in.
shinshoryuken
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Noticed from my new moto g4 android support merging sdcard storage with internal storage. Is this on all android 6+ devices? I might get a new tablet for it since the extra storage would be a massive help for Kindle/Comixology since the don't seem to let you save comics to sdcard.
It was introduced in Marshmallow, yes. But some manufacturers disable the functionality, like Samsung I believe.
Jazzy Network
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Ugh the SD 617 on the Axon 7 mini is so slow. Very hard to use. Great audio though. Almost as loud as my JBL Soundboost mod on the Moto Z.
Vanillalite
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What sucks about the 6XX series is the baseline snap 80(0/1) is faster which is super old now. Hell for a while you could get the LG G2 for barely over $200.
801 is plenty of power though. a cleanish os can still run smooth like with OPO or nexus 6.
Jazzy Network
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No issues with the 625 on the Z Play.
Vanillalite
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I know. You just can't get newer phones like this. It's either Snap 820 or you drop to the 6XX series.
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625 appears to have way less issues than the 617.
It's still not near as fast as the 800/1 chips.
Qualcomm needs something in between. Sorta like the 808 to the 810. They need an 818 or something. That would probably canabalize their own market though.
Qualcomm has too many chips as it is especially since so many phones user older model 6 and 4 series chips.
I'm curious to know much people do intensive gaming on their phones in this thread to realize how much having an 820 doesn't even matter (for the majority). For me personally, this or the equivalent chip was needed for VR. In terms of other games, I don't play anything that's graphically on that kind of screen size.
The Faceless Master
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Jazzy Network
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Man I hope the P10 comes to the US next year. Been wanting a P series since the Ascend P6.
-Pyromaniac-
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All the P10 phones are coming to Canada this summer so maybe there's hope for you amurricans.
mate 9 is the sex.
emui 5 fixes the main issues i have with older huawei stuff. never owned a mate 8, but im surprised at how holdable this is. Like its somehow easier to handle than my iphone 6s plus.
Gonna return this amazon one and pick up a newegg (tax free in ga), maybe in white.
emui 5 fixes the main issues i have with older huawei stuff. never owned a mate 8, but im surprised at how holdable this is. Like its somehow easier to handle than my iphone 6s plus.
Gonna return this amazon one and pick up a newegg (tax free in ga), maybe in white.
-Pyromaniac-
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bezel reduction makes a hell of a difference. Display is almost .5 inches bigger than the 7 plus and is about the same size. Smaller actually.
DongBeetle
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Pixel phone has been heating up and dropping frames much more frequently... Plus I'm averaging only three hours of screen on time. Not sure what's happening...
-Pyromaniac-
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Check which app has been using the most battery. Maybe it has gone rogue. With android it's rarely a hardware issue. There's something causing it with the software.
crazy monkey
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got mi5. it is fantastic so far.
DongBeetle
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Maybe too much Snapchat
-Pyromaniac-
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Facebook is more likely tbh. Try uninstalling it and restarting and see if it goes away.
Maybe too much Snapchat
