BoboBrazil
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What kind of preorder goodies do you think Google will give out tomorrow? A year of YouTube red?
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WhiskerFrisker
Member
That rumored Bluetooth headphones. They better give something for that price.
BoboBrazil
Member
That would be nice. Last year they gave the free vr headset so it's possible.
BoboBrazil
Member
They really should give free YouTube red. And not one of those bs free 90 day subscriptions either.
Nope. Op3 and 3t still runs faster than a bunch of 2017 phones.
Dash charging is ridiculous. Nothing wrong with getting a s8 either though. Getting one new under $500 might be hard though.
The Faceless Master
Member
will DxO get to the LG v30 or nah?
Have they done LG stuff in the past?
Seems like Google home mini is the preorder bonus with the pixel at least at best buy Canada
https://i.imgur.com/gO97aQz.jpg
BoboBrazil
Member
Bleh none of these home listening devices like echo or Google home interest me. Guess I could flip it for profit though.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Does the SD821 in OP3T overheat and throttle or was that the fixed version of that SoC?
FYI, you can make free phone calls on the home now which is fucking awesome.
820 family was fine. Big improvement over 810. Oneplus phones also are top tier in terms of sustained performance. Good heat management. Xda did a piece on the op3 I think.
Good for those hefty unoptomized gacha games.
The Faceless Master
Member
they've rated LG devices before.
https://www.dxomark.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-best-smartphone-zoom/
All the zoom stuff is the reason why I want a dual camera set up. Note 8 delivered strongly here. I prefer almost all the Note 8 photos in the comparison. They could literally just copy the camera to the S9 and I'll be very happy. In fact they should just focus on that, maintaining the same foot print, optimizing software more and 6 GB. If they do that, I won't about the $800+ starting price it's going to carry.
All the zoom stuff is the reason why I want a dual camera set up. Note 8 delivered strongly here. I prefer almost all the Note 8 photos in the comparison. They could literally just copy the camera to the S9 and I'll be very happy. In fact they should just focus on that, maintaining the same foot print, optimizing software more and 6 GB. If they do that, I won't about the $800+ starting price it's going to carry.
Rodney McKay
Member
Depends on the game from my experience.
I don't play a lot of strongly graphical games (like those 3D shooters or racers) and mainly play stuff like tower defence (Kingdom Rush, PvZ), platformers (Mario run, Rayman, etc), and RPG's (KOTOR, Sorcery!, etc). But from what I be played on my Z Play it's been performing well so far.
I do need to try out Iron Marines, since that got a little slowdown on my S7 in the later levels.
It's more demanding than Kingdom rush?
Rodney McKay
Member
Only for like one or two levels near the end.
I've never had slowdown on my S7 with the Kingdom Rush games, but I did get a little bit of slowdown in those levels.
There's a graphics quality toggle too (low, medium, high) but I didn't try it.
I don't have the G5 but I did buy the G4 last year and it soured me on Moto phones. While it had good specs for it's price and ran fine at first it later turned out that the phone had software and hardware flaws that Lenovo never bothered to fix. If you turn brightness over 25% or so the touch screen goes haywire automatically tapping certain parts of it and the battery goes bad and requires replacing. These issues only showed up a few months to a year after purchase.
The Faceless Master
Member
funny how that works...
they changed their test to boost dual camera setups.
then review a very questionable selection of devices.
Didn't it also have big issues with image retention or was that just the plus?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
G5 Plus is the best budget phone going.
Keep in mind though all of these phones lack NFC.
If you're willing to spend more but not flagship pricing you could get something like a OP5 or Moto Z/X
http://www.gsmarena.com/the_motherload_of_pixel_xl_2_specs_leak-news-27549.php
New things:
The SIM situation has been cleared up this is technically a dual SIM phone, with one nano-SIM slot and one permanent eSIM (embedded SIM). Both GSM and CDMA are supported, so presumably youll have your pick of carriers.
Theres no word on the 3.5mm audio jack, but theres something called Adaptive Audio Amplifier. The Pixel XL 2 boasts three mics with noise cancellation and Wi-Fi calling.
Unfortunately, the specs for the camera department have been cut in half. Only the selfie cam is listed 8MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture, nothing new here. Theres nothing on the main camera (other rumors suggest 12MP with OIS).
The Pixel Visual Core caught our attention, though. Rumors suggest that Google has created a special chip to do image processing, going beyond the HDR+, which runs on Qualcomms IPS.
"Adaptive audio amplifier" might be a DAC of some sort
New things:
The SIM situation has been cleared up this is technically a dual SIM phone, with one nano-SIM slot and one permanent eSIM (embedded SIM). Both GSM and CDMA are supported, so presumably youll have your pick of carriers.
Theres no word on the 3.5mm audio jack, but theres something called Adaptive Audio Amplifier. The Pixel XL 2 boasts three mics with noise cancellation and Wi-Fi calling.
Unfortunately, the specs for the camera department have been cut in half. Only the selfie cam is listed 8MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture, nothing new here. Theres nothing on the main camera (other rumors suggest 12MP with OIS).
The Pixel Visual Core caught our attention, though. Rumors suggest that Google has created a special chip to do image processing, going beyond the HDR+, which runs on Qualcomms IPS.
"Adaptive audio amplifier" might be a DAC of some sort
nature boy
Member
No tablet rumors make me sad, even a SD625 7-8 inch tablet would make me happy
NeOak
Member
Gotta move the goalposts to make the companies that pay get higher scores
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I can't find my iPhone headphone dongle, there is no apple store near me and because I'm in a disaster area because of two hurricanes, keeping my Bluetooth headphones charged is a pain in the butt. It's hard enough keeping my phone charged. So here I am with a ton of headphones and no way to use them. Please oh please Samsung keep making phones with the headphone jack.
Got my Oct security today lol
I have the plus and yeah there is some burn-ins in parts of the screen.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
See the ambient display services just went up on the play store but currently has no compatible devices (Android Police: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/1...-play-store-confirms-always-music-id-feature/)
Is it bad I can see Google being dicks and making stuff like this pixel 2 exclusive?
Is it bad I can see Google being dicks and making stuff like this pixel 2 exclusive?
Jzero
Member
Oh buddy they've already done shit like that before.
Rodney McKay
Member
You don't get to a few thousands sales without making a few enemies.
sleverfunk
Member
Man midrangers are getting better.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a_2018_renders-news-27550.php
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a_2018_renders-news-27550.php
Seems like a preview of where s9 fingerprint sensor will be.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Pixel XL 2:
Chipset Snapdragon on 835
RAM 4GB
Storage 64GB/128GB
Display QHD+ 2880 x 1440 6" pOLED (18:9)
Cameras 12.2MP/8MP
Stereo Front-Facing Speakers. No Headphone jack
Battery 3520 mAh
Resistance IP67 Water/Dust
Priced at $849/$949
https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_2_specs?hl=en-US
Pixel 2:
Chipset Snapdragon 835
RAM 4GB
Storage 64GB/128GB
Display FHD 1920 x 1080 5" AMOLED
Cameras 12.2MP/8MP
Stereo Front-Facing Speakers. No Headphone Jack
Battery 2700 mAh
Resistance IP67 Water/Dust
Priced at $649/$749
https://store.google.com/config/pixel_2_specs
Chipset Snapdragon on 835
RAM 4GB
Storage 64GB/128GB
Display QHD+ 2880 x 1440 6" pOLED (18:9)
Cameras 12.2MP/8MP
Stereo Front-Facing Speakers. No Headphone jack
Battery 3520 mAh
Resistance IP67 Water/Dust
Priced at $849/$949
https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_2_specs?hl=en-US
Pixel 2:
Chipset Snapdragon 835
RAM 4GB
Storage 64GB/128GB
Display FHD 1920 x 1080 5" AMOLED
Cameras 12.2MP/8MP
Stereo Front-Facing Speakers. No Headphone Jack
Battery 2700 mAh
Resistance IP67 Water/Dust
Priced at $649/$749
https://store.google.com/config/pixel_2_specs
sweetvar26
Member
How come they don't have the blue for sale on the XL?
Got the Shakes
Member
Man Im tempted even though Ive been on iOS for almost 10 years and my only jump to Android was with the OPO for a few months.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Store showed the black/white one shipping in 4 weeks for 1 minute then changed to december and now it's gone
BoboBrazil
Member
Ordered black. Scheduled between 10/19-10/26
Got the Shakes
Member
Does Google charge now or when it ships?