Yup (if the M8 comes to Canada). Has anyone compared the M8 camera to the 920?
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Yup (if the M8 comes to Canada). Has anyone compared the M8 camera to the 920?
Lone_Prodigy
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The One (M7) placed last in this:
http://www.gsmarena.com/six_way_camera_shootout-review-998p10.php
1. 1020
2. Note 3
3. Z1
4. G2
5. 5S
6. M7
http://www.gsmarena.com/six_way_camera_shootout-review-998p10.php
1. 1020
2. Note 3
3. Z1
4. G2
5. 5S
6. M7
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
On the android version you can turn the phone and use the volume down button to launch the camera as well.
juliushandle
Member
Is Sharp a WP OEM? This would look hot with some tiles.
megarockexe
Member
peppermints
Member
Hopefully the One puts some pressure on MS/Nokia to get the ball rolling on revealing new devices.
Anyone have any WP8 Dev experience that could point me in the direction of some good tutorials? Looking to build an app in my free time. I have a lot of .NET/C# experience so they don't necessarily need to be beginners resources.
Anyone have any WP8 Dev experience that could point me in the direction of some good tutorials? Looking to build an app in my free time. I have a lot of .NET/C# experience so they don't necessarily need to be beginners resources.
Steelyuhas
Member
Is Sharp a WP OEM? This would look hot with some tiles.
That's pretty nice looking.
Good to see that the AT&T is getting the M8.
Is there a way to turn the Live Tiles that don't have the transparent background....uh, transparent?
Also, light background 4eva.
nah, I agree. Both the M8 and 830 in here look better than the Sharp IMO.
Also, light background 4eva.
nah, I agree. Both the M8 and 830 in here look better than the Sharp IMO.
Agreed.
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of a bezel-less phone. That said, EVERYTHING else about the design looks cheap.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The Verge's announcement page for the HTC One M8 with Windows has an interactive "which version should you buy" tool that's hilarious.
Is Sharp a WP OEM? This would look hot with some tiles.
I'd really like that with a smaller chin
Is Sharp a WP OEM? This would look hot with some tiles.
Gives me a very Zune HD vibe. Really like the near bezel-less design. The idea of taking a picture and having the image nearly blend with the background? Sounds rad. I wonder if the engineering feat is significant to achieve the sort of screen to edge design. The back looks cheap though. There is a version of this design, done with hero phone level spec line and a better rear side design that could be something very very compelling. Its seems so rare for the phone design to come out that captures attention, so many of the phones that are releasing in the windows where my upgrade will be up are so bland and uninspiring, so I got to give Sharp some kudos here. Great design, give it a competitive spec bump, fix the rear of the phone and they might be on to something.
The whole Loading... Resuming... thing really bugs me on my 620, I'm trying to decide if the newer 6XX are worth upgrading to.
I think that update borked my battery, or atleast the indicator, had a full charge before running the update, now at 14% after the update. strange.
[edit] charged from 14-30 really quick, then from 30 to 44 it took a while, then it went straight to 100. stable as hell this.
[edit] charged from 14-30 really quick, then from 30 to 44 it took a while, then it went straight to 100. stable as hell this.
Is Sharp a WP OEM? This would look hot with some tiles.
I really don't like it at all.
I hope this no "bezel" thing is not where things are going.
I could be wrong but I would think the memory would make a bigger difference with the loading and resuming issue. Do any of the newer 6xx models have more than 512MB of memory?
MyTube and MetroTube are both excellent YouTube apps.
What kind of games are you into?
Puzzle, Strategy - preferably single player.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
No. Microsoft & Nokia are having some giggles releasing phones in 2014 with only 512MB of RAM.
Check out Badlands, Heroes of fantasy, cloud raiders, and spectral souls. I've read pretty good things about every one of those.
I thought Nokia announced a low end phone with 1GB of ram but I guess I'm mistaken. I understand why they release budget phones with only 512MB of memory, the phones don't need much more to run good. However they should introduce a slightly more expensive budget phone with 1GB of memory.
juliushandle
Member
I believe there's a 1gb version of the 630 out there.
Is Sharp a WP OEM? This would look hot with some tiles.
Would look hot ... but you'd also be moving tiles all over the place
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I should just copy/paste my m8 camera rants on every page, then.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Wow, that is unexpectedly cool. I do miss Cortana.
somuchwater
Member
I can't imagine that HTC went ahead with the One for Windows without money from MS, so I don't think it's going to change their plans at all, since it is their plan, in a way. My guess would be a variation of the 930 coming soon, but the real push coming in Spring 2015 with Windows Phone 9.
Me too. Miles ahead of Google Now already imo.
killer rin
Member
If you already know C# you don't need to worry about learning much else. Just grab the Developer SDK, install it to visual studio and start off with a template. From there the main thing you have to learn is XAML which you should be able to pick the gist of after half an hour of looking. Error codes within intellisense are generally pretty helpful and if you need help just google and remember to preface the search with one of these keywords "XAML", "Windows Phone", "WinRT". If you want to interact with WebAPIs, grab HTTPClient and if you want to parse Json use Json.net, both which can be grabbed off of Nuget.
If you really need a tutorial, check out Channel9 and MSDN
Windows Phone 8 Development for Absolute Beginners
MSDN: How to create your first app for Windows Phone 8
So much optimism when they've proved time and time that they never push Windows Phone. I've never seen so much hype for WP 8.1 when the Dev preview came out to only to have it die over the next few months because of lack of hardware and slow update to the official release.
That's the downside from all accounts. Man I don't want to downgrade my camera experience, but then on the other hand, it performs really well in benchmarks, even compared to all current cell phones. It has a bigger battery than the 930, faster processor, and a crappy camera. Shit, so conflicted about what to do about an upgrade. :/
peppermints
Member
Awesome, thanks for the info!
peppermints
Member
635 owners - how often are you seeing the 'Resuming' screen? Is it more usage dependent or is it specific apps?
From my experience it depends on the app.
I can use things like messaging and the browser and Whatsapp and even Nextgen Reader all at once without seeing a resuming screen while switching between them.
But anything involving music/video? You'll pretty much get "resuming" anytime you exit the app.
Luckily the load times are fast enough that it's not INCREDIBLY annoying. That said, I can't wait until I have the option to upgrade to a modern WP with more RAM. That you can only do that right now on Verizon sucks (Well, the 1520 phablet on AT&T).
peppermints
Member
Hmm. My use case would be IE, GroupMe and a Twitter app mainly. So nothing too intensive.
When I had my 920 I even got the resuming then. Is it virtually non existent in the current high end phones?
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
My 920 is finally updating to Cyan.
IT IS HAPPENING.
IT IS HAPPENING.
brotkasten
Member
Were you on the developer preview?
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Nope. I heard too many horror stories.
brotkasten
Member
Cyan has been released two weeks ago for my Vodafone 920 and I've yet to get it. What's fun is that the country variant of the 920 here is still "under testing". You'd think the unlocked version would get the updates first. Although Paul Thurrot has made the argument that unlocked versions would have to be approved by all carriers. I wonder if it's true.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I went through the same thing. Everybody else got it but me. It's a mess.
CrazedProfessional
Member
Fucking Australia, HURRY UP (Optus 820)