Baroquemantic
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Wait, so Verizon has both moto Zs as carrier exclusive Droids until the fall? What idiot at Lenovo thought that was a good idea?
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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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I was such a fan of Motorola, but this is not the company from 2013. Damn damn damn.
Jazzy Network
Member
Any shred of interest I would have for a Moto phone will be long gone before the unlocked version becomes available. Fall is realistically October? Every major device and possibly the Nexus devices will have already been out by then. Why would I consider it at all?
Rushersauce
Banned
2600mah? HAHAHAHAHA
For the Z? Jeez
-Pyromaniac-
Member
5.5 inch quad hd screen....2600mah battery....lol. Some OEMs just don't get it. If you're going to have a huge fucking phone then take advantage. I guess thinness was the aim of the game for them.
The Faceless Master
Member
if thinness was the aim they should do something about that camera bump
crazy monkey
Banned
phone is ugly ugly ugly. seriously that finger print sensor placement and waste of screen space. lol
The Faceless Master
Member
oh i get it now
it's all about consumer choice!
MuddyDonut
Member
Same thing just happened to my gf. Was trying to take back in T-Mobile but she cracked her camera as well and won't take it. Sux since we just want the phone fixed 😞
The aim is to sell modules, that's why the bump is so pronounced that when you put in a module it doesn't sink into the body. The same reason why probably they put in a tiny battery in the base phone.
Saiyan-Rox
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-Pyromaniac-
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i wonder if lenovo will be making phones next year
-Pyromaniac-
Member
they're probably going to continue with wireless beats but they'll also make some with lightning on the end of it.
I'm sure there will be adapters for everything made by apple and other companies.
Wireless, natch. Decent Bluetooth buds have been around for the last two years.
Even Bose has Bluetooth QCs now.
I have to say, now that I use wireless buds for the gym, I can't imagine going back. No more tangles or accidentally hitting a cord.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Take with a grain of salt given the lack of a solid source, but Macrumors is running a story that iMessage for Android is rumored to be unveiled at WWDC.
-Pyromaniac-
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it's not macrumors....it's macdailynews reporting that who barely has a track record. Sounds like pipe dreaming. I don't see how it benefits apple at all tbh. imessage is a big thing for them to get people to stay with iphone.
And given Apples troubles with lawsuits and patents on imessage I'm surprised they havent started again google style.
But yeah, with Apple Music crossplatform Apples messaging was sonething I wanted to see. That and a videoplayer for itunes content.
Decent blutooth. Now theres an oxymoron.
I'm more hoping for headphones with much better dacs than we get in phones finally. Though thats not something I care about with buds.
And I guess this means we'll start seeing avrs with usbc/lightning for headphones.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Unless its the gapps (not sure) Paranoid Android comes with Caf browser :O
osiris3355
Banned
Project Fi coverage map before adding US Cellular:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://fi.google.com/coverage
Project Fi after adding US Cellular:
https://fi.google.com/coverage
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://fi.google.com/coverage
Project Fi after adding US Cellular:
https://fi.google.com/coverage
……forgetit
Member
Still doesn't cover my home town -_-
osiris3355
Banned
Either way.
Software buttons with a fingerprint scanner on the back is fine.
Capacitive/hardware buttons with a fingerprint scanner on the front is fine.
Software buttons with a fingerprint scanner on the front? Seems stupid.
osiris3355
Banned
Agreed but still better on back. Otherwise you are accidentally fire long press trickery on the home button.
-Pyromaniac-
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why no htc nexus
-Pyromaniac-
Member
that's completely different though
google was stupid to use that chip when they didn't optimize for it. Snapdragon is another story.
LostMyNarbles
Member
I was going to reply it was a chip-set issue as well, but then I remembered all of the quality control issues that plagued that thing.
-Pyromaniac-
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it still isn't comparable to me. HTC hasn't really had these issues with phones. Their phones have been top notch hardware wise, including the htc 10. Google using that prowess to make their own phones has potential.
……forgetit
Member
Guys I think I'm going crazy, the Moto Z is looking better to me by the second. I'm tempted but I know updates will basically be non-existant for the thing.
-Pyromaniac-
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updates...battery life....
it is kinda purdy though I'll give it that. I still say wait for nexus. It will assuredly be pretty as well.
HTC with Google are magical together! They started it all with the first Nexus! HTC's hardware is good, they just need some new inspiration and guidance.
……forgetit
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Yeah, I guess I'm tempted by the new tech, the mods look cool and if atleast a few actually get made it could be cool, headphone jack bummed me out at first but then I realized I'd just be delaying the inevitable by getting a phone that still has one. Battery case looks nice but yeah, I'll wait it out to see how the Nexus looks.
If they do, it would probably be because they're scared Whatsapp will eat their lunch in the US (their last stronghold since basically no one outside the US uses iMessage) so they figure they have to go multiplatform or face irrelevancy.
And still can't get it in Omaha. This would be so good for my sister, but I guess they're still using T-Mobile as their "main" carrier, so you can't get an Omaha area code. So silly.
osiris3355
Banned
No way man. I lied on the zip code on the first page. Tmobile is basically non existent where I live.
It took my billing, shipping and 911 address so everything is all good.
Funny part is I tried to port my number to tmobile a few years ago and they wouldnt take the area code. It went to Fi no problem and I get tmobile reception.
No luck. Couldn't choose to keep my Google Voice number or port my carrier number.
Come on Googs!
osiris3355
Banned
Bummer.
The Faceless Master
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The Faceless Master
Member
sounds ridiculous.
why would they do that when they can continue to make consumers believe that they are missing conversations after switching because iOS just works.
that's just another part of the lock-in.
……forgetit
Member
Need more info, what carrier will it be activated on
NeOak
Member
AT&T most likely, can be T-Mobile too.