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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
That is sweet.
brotkasten
Member
Yeah. If there is one thing I noticed while looking for these phones on eBay (Xperia, S6 and S7), it's the amount of phones with broken glass backs. Also lot of broken Edge models.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
You say more comfortable but its really not for me lol my nose hurts bad D:
But yeah also couldn't find any good quality vids to watch so I'll use it to watch the OP3 launch try and buy a phone and that'll be it.
The irony is you can drop the S7 in the pool, but it won't survive a drop to the ground.
Already bad enough smartphone screens crack. Does the rest of the phone need that feature? No.
crazy monkey
Banned
put your phones in case. this things are expensive i do not know how people expect them to survive. If you want rugged phone samsung has active variation of same phones for a reason.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Pretty much. If you're clumsy throw it in a case otherwise I don't know what you expect to happen when it hits the pavement. I mean, glass is fragile, but metal phones are still going to get scuffed and damaged if they get dropped.
I expected this response. My Galaxy S3 phone still works thanks to plastic build.
Those phones are carrier exclusive.
Then why do people keep describing them as "premium build" when really the correct phrase is "fragile build"?
Why even bother with glass when it's wrapped in plastic cases?
Scuffs are better than cracked.
Metal body is much better than glass body.
The guy who made Weather Timeline just released a Twitter app called Flamingo- loving it so far. Reminds me of a more modern looking Tweetbot:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samruston.twitter&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samruston.twitter&hl=en
what's up with that icon tho ugh
Oh hey, it actually uses the extra space on a tablet. Nice.
EDIT Won't send tweets on my 6P but does on my Pixel C. Might have something to do with N which is on both of them.
Who said anything about iPhone? Just because someone makes a comparison, you immediately think iPhone?
HTC 10 uses materials that are not glass-back. Same with the LG G5, Nexus 5X, and Nexus 6P.
Noticing comments from people who RMA their latest Galaxy phones for drops.
crazy monkey
Banned
I never gave shit about looks. Nokia phones that i still have look like brick. They are awesome.
I agree with you. I even like plastic honestly. I like practicality more than esthetics.
S5 is still amazing.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Scuffs or cracked back regardless they both are ugly and unsightly. between the two I'd rather have a glass backed phone though because then you can at least get Qi wireless charging which hasn't been an option with metal phones. I know Qualcomm worked on something related to that, but that fact that no phone has used it yet leaves me to assume it isn't viable yet.
That being said I would still most likely prefer a quality interchangeable plastic back as opposed to either glass or metal. That's one thing Microsoft did right with the Lumia 950. It had a good feeling back to it and you could switch it out to another color/feel or one of the wood/leather options that Mozo made. That's an option more phone makers should be looking into.
The 5X I guess.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Nextbit Robin
Prototype Viktor
Member
Are the updates on the N preview is the next preview build? And will there be a p4 or it's too close to October for one more
This is the schedule for N:
June: Android N developer preview 4 (with final APIs and SDK)
July: Android N developer preview 5 (near-final build)
August/September: Final Android 7.0 AOSP build
Don't like the usb-c only port.
Heard bad things about the Robin, mostly cloud related. Maybe the small version of the Moto G4?
There were a couple of recent posts before mine that literally mention iPhone lol
Motorola have turned to a big pile of shit since Lenovo. Their customer service rivals OnePlus on the horrible scale and they don't even bother updating their phones anymore.
What's the problem with the USB-C port? Are you planning to stop buying phones after 2017 when it becomes totally standard?
I'm looking for one too, I decided I'm done with Windows and want to try an Android.
For about the same price I saw:
Nexus 5X 32GB (would've bought the 16GB one in a heartbeat if it had an sd port, I can buy the 32GB one for about 250 which is about cheap)
Huawei Mate S (costs 40 more, non stock Android though, but more ram if that's actually useful)
LG G3 (it's older, often sold as carrier branded but that shouldn't be a big problem I think)
I don't care for dual sim, LTE is a must, 1080p is probably nice (but you can talk me out of this if it's a battery drainer), must not become useless in one year (I usually keep my phones for atleast 3-4 years and it's the first time I want to throw one out of the windows this soon, damn you Lumia 535).
The Faceless Master
Member
it has a headphone jack.
Yup, can't wait for that shit to be standard, like damn my motherboard has a USB-C port, we're halfway there already
Yeah that fi deal looks plenty appealing. Any experience with fi here?
osiris3355
Banned
You should wait and do the 2016 Nexus with Project Fi.
I love the look of the 5X though and it's currently super cheap. I'm a little afraid Google will only release an update to the 6P or something this fall. 5X is pretty much the perfect size for me.
Yea I'll probably wait unless my 5S breaks before then.
Sounds like both HTC and Huawei have a Nexus cooking, so there should be one each again.
osiris3355
Banned
There's two Nexus phones coming according to the rumors. The 5x really isn't future proof (battery/processing hence the price)
Seriously Fi has been pretty outstanding though.
El Goog just needs to add in a one handed mode. Not sure there's a good way for it be activated on Nexus phones though. On Samsung phones it works well with the triple of the home button shortcut.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
apple seems to be saving the big iphone update to next year so you should probably just wait and get one of the HTC nexuses this year.
Google says they're gonna take a lot more control over that shit so maybe they will be worth their price this time.
RazorbackDB
Member
What launcher is good right now?, I used Arrow Launcher for a while but it has become sluggish over time.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
nova
RazorbackDB
Member
Good old nova.
Nova.
Super fast. Super customizable. It can look just like Google Now; it can look completely different. Gestures. Night Mode. Enhanced action widgets.
Baroquemantic
Member
What do you mean be "enhanced action widgets"?
You can set a Nova widget called "Nova Activity" (by action in my previous post I meant 'Activity', sorry) which in turn calls for certain tasks that can be performed by certain apps.
For example, I can set an activity widget (in this case, activities.ShareReceiverActivity) so that when I tap it, I can create a quick Google Keep note without having to enter the actual Google Keep App. I can even assign a gesture to it, such as double tapping the desktop or swiping up on the Keep icon.
Many of these activities are usually hidden from the user and cannot normally be accessed via the regular Android UI. For example, some dude discovered that you can actually invoke the Android TV UI for certain apps like Play Music.
Baroquemantic
Member
Ah yeah, I know about activities. I don't make much use of them anymore, but your post really makes me think I should.
Or just look after your stuff properly.
crazy monkey
Banned
that can work if your item is stationary like desktop. Mobile are bound to fall or get scratch. Things happen. Unless you are rich or do not care i think protecting such expensive electronics item make sense. Different people different taste though so i understand.
One of the big reason why i do not give shit about looks is that to achieve that phone manufacturer are giving up practicality and features. I want giant ass battery and lens in phone not a paper thin phone. I want replaceable battery and easy to repair phone. I will put phone in giant case any ways.This does not mean that I do not want thin or beautiful phone but I want technology to catch up to provide same or better user experience with beauty at same time.
I have case like below for g3. It is awesome.
Prototype Viktor
Member
Ah ok I'll just opt in next month
brotkasten
Member
Well.
At least there's no glass back.
At least there's no glass back.