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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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Ah okay, I thought I was missing out on some cool feature I couldn't find.
Yeah when you put it like that... It won't be missed.
NeOak
Member
So Tmobile G2?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Feels like a T-Mo OnePlus without the shitty customer service for Westerners that OP provides.
See I can get behind carrier bloat if it comes with a discount. Gimme a top end android phone with good support, for < $500 with some carrier ads. OK! I can live with that!
Don't those have an impact on cellular signal? Tpu ones generally don't have that issue and have drop protection,but not as sexy
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Install Nova Launcher and start customizing the search bar.
Problem is I can't find a tpu one. The only one, by Incipio has huge front edge depth.
The Faceless Master
Member
So the home button moves...
Wouldn't that be the Kindle approach?
Kinda. Heck amazon even sells phones with offers for like $50 or more off. Not too hard to modify that lock screen too
Their LCD panels are really good and I feel like they've done a good job camera wise lately.
Samsung are ahead in a lot of areas, but maybe not camera and the S8 seems to have a meh camera. They also keep putting pentile in everything, even some LCDs.
Jzero
Member
B & H is selling the G6 + G Watch Style for $650
Really need to replace my Moto 360 and 6P but not sure I want this phone
Really need to replace my Moto 360 and 6P but not sure I want this phone
Jzero
Member
Yea my battery has gotten so bad that it only last like an hour (and i don't want to replace it). Ordered it anyway.
Walter White
Member
I played with one at the store. I think I like it, but can't tell for sure because I couldn't really grip it due to security grips on it. But it does seem pretty slick. All this talk of new phones has me itching to wanna upgrade from my Nexus 5x. Decisions decisions.
The battery on my 6P became terrible, where it would shut off at 30%.
Plus the 810 was a notoriously bad SoC.
820 feels like a huge improvement.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
That's why I bought the 3T. I couldn't deal with the horrendous battery life. It's only going to be a stop gap for whatever blows me away later in the year.
I'm really liking my s8plus. I was gonna go get a v20 or Pixel Xl but this thing is fast.
Played with an S8 at the largest T Mobile store in the US (apparently). They took off the security link so I could properly hold it. Someone explain to me how 5mm shaved off can make a device that much slimmer looking. My S7 Edge looks like a fatass compared to the S8. The S8 was soooo easy to hold.... The S8+ was amazing as well because of the ability to hold it one handed fairly easily while having such a huge screen. Both devices were snappy too.
Also went to play with a Pixel again. Still the most responsive Android device ever. When my S7 Edge, it's smooth, but there's always a noticeable delay on the back and multitask buttons in compared to the Pixel.
Also went to play with a Pixel again. Still the most responsive Android device ever. When my S7 Edge, it's smooth, but there's always a noticeable delay on the back and multitask buttons in compared to the Pixel.
Baroquemantic
Member
Am I crazy for thinking the S8 is too small? I know the display size is large, but I guess the slim bezels and narrowness of it makes it feel smaller than it is.
BoboBrazil
Member
Am I the only person that doesn't like Nougat? I don't like the notification system as much as Marshmallow, battery life is worse, and the phone gets hotter. I think I'm moving back to Marshmallow.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Sounds like everyone's 6P battery struggles are real. That nonsense happened to me ONCE and I bailed out to iPhone while getting a full refund from Google. Why continue to use the 6P trash? Huawei fucked their buyers.
All Nexus 6P owners need to come to the S8+ dark side. You will love it. I promise.
Never thought I'd like a Samsung again other than the Note. Blown away by how much improvement there is in every aspect of the phone, user interface etc. The last Samsung phone I had was the S3. I got the S1 when it came out, then the S2, then the S3 and after that they went on a huge nosedive for me.
It's mindblowing to see how far phones have come in the last 5 years.
Never thought I'd like a Samsung again other than the Note. Blown away by how much improvement there is in every aspect of the phone, user interface etc. The last Samsung phone I had was the S3. I got the S1 when it came out, then the S2, then the S3 and after that they went on a huge nosedive for me.
It's mindblowing to see how far phones have come in the last 5 years.
Junior Mint
Member
LG fucked their buyers even worse. Pretty shameful that all of Google's phones last year are completely fucked.
funkystudent
Member
5x still going strong here.
"Knocks wood"
Even thought the phone I got had a busted headphone jack and i needed a replacement. And ever since a update a few months ago Wifi just refuses to connect sometimes.
One day I might. I'd love to get my hands on a S8+.
BoboBrazil
Member
"Samsung makes the best screens in the world!", "Tere is no burn-in", "Your screen must be defective.."
Even Samsung can't challenge physics
Happens every time. Also enjoy that browser url bar burn in too😜
You mean the one that hides automatically when I scroll down on a web page using the Samsung broswer?
BoboBrazil
Member
But not when you are reading in one spot over and over it burns in over time. Also that status bar burn in.
"Samsung makes the best screens in the world!", "Tere is no burn-in", "Your screen must be defective.."
Even Samsung can't challenge physics
Luckily most games and video are 16:9, so the black bars hide the burn in!
Well played Samsung.
Baroquemantic
Member
It's genius, really.
Also, Floss with final verdict. Pixel is your girlfriend and S8 is your side chick.
brotkasten
Member
This is why I'm not happy about Samsung going with software buttons on the S8. It's going to happen eventually and it really sucks."Samsung makes the best screens in the world!", "Tere is no burn-in", "Your screen must be defective.."
Even Samsung can't challenge physics
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Moto E4 leaked. Its entry level but will have a removable battery, which is pretty unusual in the current climate.
https://twitter.com/MobileTechHQ/status/858325783818915840
https://twitter.com/MobileTechHQ/status/858325783818915840
There's an option to hide the status bar for the broswer:
But then there's the issue of the actual text. For me personally I didn't disable the white status bar within the broswer and text color is grey. When I go my home screen, there's no status bar and the text appears white. I think this ends up balancing out with all the switching back and forth I do, not to mention when I watch video and play games, this takes up the full screen. I'm using an S7 Edge.
megarockexe
Member
You guys, I finally got my first Android phone.
After 4 years with my Lumia 920, I have now upgraded to an LG G6. My previous phone was an LG as well. This one looks great and has everything I need. The experience is really different, so it's going to take a while to get used to things. That's the worst part for me, really. Starting over and changes to my routine are difficult.
After 4 years with my Lumia 920, I have now upgraded to an LG G6. My previous phone was an LG as well. This one looks great and has everything I need. The experience is really different, so it's going to take a while to get used to things. That's the worst part for me, really. Starting over and changes to my routine are difficult.
-bakalhau-
Member
It's always very interesting to see AMOLED vs LCD discussions.
Neither are perfect and I don't think there's a clear winner, or that it's a black on white argument. I've seen entire rows at once of burned in S7s, that got the burn in with extensive use in just 2 months. The way I'd put it is AMOLED is a more bipolar product, much like some phones, and LCD is more balanced as a whole.
Burn in is awful and happens. It happens in specific cases that might not affect a huge portion of lighter users. But it happens and it's awful. Whites personally are no good. The default mode is more saturated and apparently not as true to what the eye see (tho you can change the mode).
Blacks are... Well. It's just beautiful. It's absolutely gorgeous having true black. Viewing angles are incredible. Quad HD AMOLED feels like no longer a screen, but rather some artist painted the interface over the phone chassis. So it's brilliant in what it's good at, and awful at what it does worse.
I personally lightly prefer AMOLED over LCD.
LCDs are more balanced. They do good blacks but not even close to AMOLED, good whites. Colors are truer to life by default, and no screen burn in. It's not the best at anything, but I also see it as having no real awful things about it, which balances it.
It really comes down to a personal taste. Whatever you prefer today we are blessed to have such quality screens on phones.
Neither are perfect and I don't think there's a clear winner, or that it's a black on white argument. I've seen entire rows at once of burned in S7s, that got the burn in with extensive use in just 2 months. The way I'd put it is AMOLED is a more bipolar product, much like some phones, and LCD is more balanced as a whole.
Burn in is awful and happens. It happens in specific cases that might not affect a huge portion of lighter users. But it happens and it's awful. Whites personally are no good. The default mode is more saturated and apparently not as true to what the eye see (tho you can change the mode).
Blacks are... Well. It's just beautiful. It's absolutely gorgeous having true black. Viewing angles are incredible. Quad HD AMOLED feels like no longer a screen, but rather some artist painted the interface over the phone chassis. So it's brilliant in what it's good at, and awful at what it does worse.
I personally lightly prefer AMOLED over LCD.
LCDs are more balanced. They do good blacks but not even close to AMOLED, good whites. Colors are truer to life by default, and no screen burn in. It's not the best at anything, but I also see it as having no real awful things about it, which balances it.
It really comes down to a personal taste. Whatever you prefer today we are blessed to have such quality screens on phones.
Same here. At this stage I guess I'll upgrade when Android P is done as I'll miss out otherwise. Or at least I think O will be the last release on the 5x.
There really are pros and cons to both. I can say that I haven't ever got burn in on any of my many OLED devices over the many years (my first bring the Zune HD in 2009). But I'm not going to pretend the problem doesn't exist. For me, I adore the blacks and the colors of OLED - SPECIFICALLY in the S8 - and I love that it allows things like having the display curve off the sides.
My shit is flawless because I'm not an idiot with my cell my phone. The amoled screen is brilliant on my phone. It was brilliant on my S7 Edge. And back when I bought myself my first flagship smart phone, the amoled screen on the Galaxy Nexus was brilliant. No burn in or image retention on any of those. Maybe I got lucky with Galaxy Nexus, I don't know. But maintaining these screens is not as nearly as hard as it was maintaining Plasma screens (from experience). Took a look at my brothers Nexus 6p, which typically stays brighter than my screen on average. Still looks amazing.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I don't see why not. People are praising Samsung phones again. Give it a bit and they'll go back to bashing them when their S8 phones inevitably, and like clockwork, slow down and lag. Every. Single. Year.
Sonic Cycle.
Doesn't every Android phone slow down and lag in a year? Since updating your OS inevitably results in problems in addition to whatever havoc apps can cause over the same period, it just seems like an issue that impacts the OS as a whole, not just Samsung's stuff.
Every Android phone needs a factory reset periodically especially after big updates.