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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
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Melon Husk
Member
That's what I've been reading. I'm hunting a portable smart camera/video recorder. That rules out 1520.
I wish these guys didn't bury the details on their different HAAC mic varieties. S6/G4/6S are no-go because their mics are hopeless when you get to higher sound pressures.
Downscaling! Specifically, Color Rendition. Because of RGBG, color resolution is reduced vs. luminosity resolution. It's a minor detail.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
Just got a new 6s+ yesterday.
Have to admit, using iOS again has made me appreciate the windows phone ui even more.
Have to admit, using iOS again has made me appreciate the windows phone ui even more.
HarryDemeanor
Member
A giant poster of Cortana cosplay too.
It's got everything.
It's got everything.
"I can't count the reasons I should stay
One by one they all just fade away"
Twin Tails
Member
Tap to wake functionality
Lumia 920 (2012) ☑
Lumia Icon (2014) X
makes sense
Lumia 920 (2012) ☑
Lumia Icon (2014) X
makes sense
NeOak
Member
FTFY
Even better that the Lumia 930 has it and the Icon doesn't ¯_(ツ_/¯
Well they had to make a few changes since Icon was exclusive to Verizon.
NeOak
Member
FTFY
hankster
Member
ZING
Astral/H3X
Member
I'm too tired right now to read and comprehend that, to figure out if you're agreeing or disagreeing with me, but in general, as I understand it, larger pixels means higher dynamic range and less noise, two things that are particularly abyssmal on phone cameras IMO.
Downsampling, as I seem to be reading it, seems to give an edge in terms of color resolution, but IMO having fucked around with them, it's certainly not worth the loss of dynamic range.
Assuming my brain is working.
brotkasten
Member
I can't believe that I have to go to Microsoft or Samsung if I want build-in wireless charging in my phone. Fucking Google. I still can't believe it.
or 930 which also has the HAAC mics
It does, but I'm not that big a fan of the 930. The 1520 is a much better device if you can handle the size.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
PHRASING
Their phones are cheap, though.
I mean, a decent camera, wireless charging, Micro SD support and a bit more RAM would be nice, but you can't have everything. You have to make some compromises if you want to offer the market a top-notch reference device with 16GB storage for under 400 dollars.
brotkasten
Member
The only thing I want is wireless charging and they were able to include that for less than $400 before. Twice, even. The Lumia 735 has it and costs $200 or less. It's not some impossible feat, if you really care about it.
Arnt the nexus phones all metal this year? So wireless charging is a no-go.
There's a new Lumia just around the corner for you, Brot.
brotkasten
Member
The Nexus 5 is plastic.
I know. But I don't want Windows Phone anymore. It does nothing for me.
Much like Windows Phone, there are dozens of people who care about wireless charging.
We walked in the cold air
Freezing breath on a window pane
Lying and waiting
A man in the dark in a picture frame
So mystic and soulful
A voice reaching out in a piercing cry
It stays with you until
The feeling has gone only you and I
It does nothing for me
This does nothing for me
Oh, Nadella
Roberto Larcos
Member
YotaPhone 2, yo. Gorgeous.
And the BlackBerry Classic. Shame about the app situation, but it is Android-app compatible.
brotkasten
Member
How can anyone really care when no one is supporting it.
lol, well done
I dont think so, it opens whole new opportunity for developers to take advantage of and do cool things.
hankster
Member
It does but what has been demo'd so far is not doing that IOO (in our opinion).
ftfy
somuchwater
Member
Yeah, but Paul is invested in saying things against Apple. Which is fine - but not when you're wrong. Long presses already have functions - force touch adds extra possibilities.
brotkasten
Member
At least he buys all Apple products to test and use them.
When I wrote the post, I didn't even think about Windows Phone. But it fits, too.
It's like having a middle mouse button AND a right mouse button. They are going for the productivity play.
The more things the hardware can sense, the better. Besides pressure, I'd also like to see a broad adoption of hover.
However, there's a limit to adding more invisible affordances. A lot of users never really grasped right-clicking. How are they supposed to handle long presses and forceful touches? Not entirely clear how the two differ conceptually.
Force sensing capabilities are neat, but they could also have added another gesture like double-tapping to achieve basically the same result.
megarockexe
Member
Isn't the problem with iOS that you already have a bunch of invisible, nearly identical commands like some amount of fingers in some directions or some random amount of pushes or holds to the front button? Then you have their standalone trackpads and almost no middle click support for many who buy into Apple, so who is this really going for?
Roberto Larcos
Member
Hmmm....
How would this be pooping on MS' event? Haven't the Nexus phones always been priced thusly? If MS cared about matching Nexus pricing, they would have made that decision before this event.
Did they announce any cases for the 6P? Because that thing certainly needs some clothing to cover up with.
been happy with 640 for a couple of months. sure the camera sux and no way a replacement for the king 1020 but as a pure smart phone, it's rock solid.
which is why this conference is the first that I don't care about. whenever these new ms devices comes out I will get excited. till then, keep me entertained wp people.
which is why this conference is the first that I don't care about. whenever these new ms devices comes out I will get excited. till then, keep me entertained wp people.
Man that's suicide.
You kidding me right? They will make the same mistake again. Price it high, its same spec device with not as vibrant ecosystem. And it will again fail miserably.
I am really hoping I am wrong and they go for that 450-500$ price point. Any thing higher than that, well....