megarockexe
Member
Yeah, sad about the squandered potential of the 1020. Didn't their lead camera guy leave for Apple like 2 years ago? Guess he didn't want to sit on his hands this whole time since a new flagship was not priority for a while.
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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
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Oh nice I didn't know that existed. Everything works again. I guess I'll just stick with 8.1 for now, even though some of the W10 additions are really nice, I like it when everything works.
antiquegamer
Member
Haha I remembered when all the Apple and Android fans would make fun of camera hump on the Lumias.
brotkasten
Member
Yep, same here. I had to reset this morning.
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Speaking of ugly phones:
Looks awful, like an electric shaver from when I was a child.
Is hardly looking better than the 950s either.
The 5X might not look better than the 950, but it might cost $100-200 less.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Which Nexus is the hammerhead? The phablet or the regular sized one? That's one of the ugliest designs I've ever seen. Unbelievable.
brotkasten
Member
But the Nexus line might not need to sell a lot to survive or make a dent into the market.
The plablet is Hammerhead. The Huawei Nexus 6P.
Yes, but we might still not know the official pricing of the 950 either.
By the way, I don't think the 5X is ugly either. Just like the 950s, it's bland.
might
Are there any good looking phones on the market?
The iPhone looks nice I guess.
Even that got worse, pretty much ever since the 4.
950XL, 5X, BB Venice or Moto X Play for me.
Yep, I'm still using the 1020 as my daily phone. Battery life has deteriorated a bit lately and it's starting to show it's age... but I've yet to come across a phone that was exciting enough for me to switch.
I'm hoping for the 950XL to be nice, as I'd rather not need to consider the iPhone 6s/6s+.
The price of the 6s/6s+ in Canada puts it out of consideration for me.
Yeah, even on my corporate plan the 64GB models of the 6s/6s+ would be ~$550-$700 on contract.
The 32/64GB models of the Samsung S6 are $150/$250 for me, so hopefully the 950/950XL are closer to the S6 than iPhone pricing.
brotkasten
Member
It's a matter of taste, of course. I'd probably like the Moto X, if the front facing speakers weren't so ugly. The previous Nexus 5 is pretty bland as well, but the neon red color choice saved it for me. What else is out there? Galaxy S6? Ruined by the back. LG G4? Mediocre. HTC M9? Way too tall for the screen size. Talking about huge bezels... The Xperia Z line really appeals to me and I'd definitely consider it, if it had wireless charging. The metal frame and general shape of the device, along with the symmetric bezels is something I really like. But if there's a Lumia I like even more than the 830, it's the 925. And if I had known how easy it is to mod wireless charging into that phone, I would've bought that over the 920.
I'm sensing a pattern here.
The antenna lines kinda ruin the look. Such a waste.
José Mourinho
cocknose
Always thought the 925 looked brutal and nothing like a Lumia.
brotkasten
Member
José Mourinho;179726033 said:
Couldn't disagree more.
But like I said, it's a matter of taste and everyone likes different things, which is great.
It was updated with the ability to use your theme. You can change it back.
runningjoke
Member
I tried this, I messed up. I should probably just stick to software development
Nexus or unless the update situation improves, I won't consider other Android phones.
lastflowers
Banned
Sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised by the dedication of folks out there: http://www.androidonwm.com/apps
(Not an endorsement, it could all be false information, but eyebrow-raising at the least for me).
(Not an endorsement, it could all be false information, but eyebrow-raising at the least for me).
brotkasten
Member
Kinky John
Member
Is the store search fucked for everyone on 8.1 or is it just me?
Kinky John
Member
That BlackBerry with the physical keyboard that a few of you are lusting over is going to be called the BlackBerry Priv. :-S
Poodlestrike
Banned
Wow, what an incredibly terrible name.
NeOak
Member
You Priv. >_>
TheBryanJZX90
Member
Much better looking.
Are there any flagship Lumias with removable backplates or casings? I like the color options on the 635 but it's creaky and feels cheap. What about the more expensive phones?
Are there any flagship Lumias with removable backplates or casings? I like the color options on the 635 but it's creaky and feels cheap. What about the more expensive phones?
brotkasten
Member
They're fan renders.
Booooooooo
brotkasten
Member
Have you ever seen professional product renders with thousands of shitty lines that point to every little feature and hardware?
Except for some shady Chinese rip-off makers, of course. But even they stepped up their game.
Besides, I don't think a removable battery was ever confirmed for the XL.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
It's not like the last set of renders that no one liked was officially from Microsoft.
José Mourinho
cocknose
I know those renders are not real but even Microsoft do a terrible job of making the OS look appealing when they produce official material. They always flood the start screen with tons of small tiles and it looks completely overloaded and distracting.
Edit: more so since moving to the three medium sizes tile columns.
Edit: more so since moving to the three medium sizes tile columns.
Nothing has been confirmed of course, but a removeable battery was part of the rumoured/leaked specs on WC.
The renders are clearly fake, but they do confirm that a bit of colour would make a lot of difference to the look of the phones. I really hope that they have coloured back-plates available (at launch).
Why on earth would they not have removable batteries when they have removable backs? That would be insane.
brotkasten
Member
Thanks, I didn't know the removable battery has been confirmed. It might be true, then.
There are some phones with removable backs, but fixed batteries. OnePlus comes to mind. Most just hide their Sim and/or MicroSD slot there.
That is insane then.
LukasTaves
Member
A camera hump that big and still 20mp? Give me a true sucessor to 1020 please!
While that is a fan render and not likely the size of the hump, sensor size is more important than mp, and I didn't find the noise reduction algos to be that impressive on the 1020 really. What made it take better shots was certainly the large(by camera standards) sensor in there. Also, the number of mp directly impacts the shot to shot times since you are either downsampling or saving large raw files.