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I agree on both counts. Troll, I like you man...but that avatar has to go. Take a cute picture of yourself like I did.
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I agree on both counts. Troll, I like you man...but that avatar has to go. Take a cute picture of yourself like I did.
Cute Dragon Here
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Are you currently satisfied with your phone?
What do you want to get with your next phone?
You know, I would but there are some posters on here that collect IRL pics of people that post here. There was this one poster that had a folder for each poster and their IRL pic that they used as an avatar.
So... yeah.
The first one is hard to answer. I absolutely adore it, but there are many flaws that add up (Instagram, the facebook app, screenshots, semi-awesome camera, build quality, battery life...). I'd say it's comparable to the Dreamcast, I love it and won't ever sell it, but as soon as I can afford the 920, I'll switch in a heartbeat.
As for what I want from my next phone, I'd say an improved next iteration of the 800 is all I'm waiting for, and it seems that the 920 is just that (apart from the cyan). I'm not sure there's much the iPhone or Google can offer to convince me otherwise.
Cute Dragon Here
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I suppose you could wait for a little while, huh? At least it doesn't crash and freeze, like how my old phone did while trying to browse more than three tabs of medium-sized pages, that I can safely do so with my 900, which has the same CPU and RAM as yours.
Yeah, but IPS displays aren't perfect either. We'll see how these turn out.
Cute Dragon Here
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If it's anything like the iPhone 4S screen, you won't be disappointed. In fact, last I checked, it has slightly higher PPI than it, and has more screen real estate. Pretty much the only bad thing the IPS screen on the 4S is the inability to have true blacks.
The new start screen is growing on me, as long as it's nicely set up.
Do we know in what form exactly Nokia's location apps will reach the regular Windows Phone 8? Is it just Maps, or also Drive? What about the others?
Judging by the UI on the screenshots of Maps/Drive, the one icon (like a grid of squares) looks like they might handle the location apps similar to the camera lenses (though probably not extensible by 3rd party apps, although that would be nice).
Like someone already wrote, it's the best screen right now. Slightly brighter than iPhone 4S, slightly higher PPI (though there are other phones that have like 34X PPI), and of course 60 Hz (no idea what other devices have here, but at least there isn't a faster one).
However, that may not be all there is to Puremotion HD Plus. They talked about dynamically adjusting the displayed content depending on brightness (in the sun). Can't remember the exact wording, but it went beyong simply adjusting brightness. Seemed to me like there was something a lot more complex going on on the software side (like chainging colors for higher contrast).
Do we know in what form exactly Nokia's location apps will reach the regular Windows Phone 8? Is it just Maps, or also Drive? What about the others?
Judging by the UI on the screenshots of Maps/Drive, the one icon (like a grid of squares) looks like they might handle the location apps similar to the camera lenses (though probably not extensible by 3rd party apps, although that would be nice).
Like someone already wrote, it's the best screen right now. Slightly brighter than iPhone 4S, slightly higher PPI (though there are other phones that have like 34X PPI), and of course 60 Hz (no idea what other devices have here, but at least there isn't a faster one).
However, that may not be all there is to Puremotion HD Plus. They talked about dynamically adjusting the displayed content depending on brightness (in the sun). Can't remember the exact wording, but it went beyong simply adjusting brightness. Seemed to me like there was something a lot more complex going on on the software side (like chainging colors for higher contrast).
Yeah, the display stuff is intriguing. Do other phones dynamically adapt contrast and colors? because that's what it sounded like with the 920.
Oh, absolutely. No need to rush things.
Oh, absolutely. No need to rush things.
Cute Dragon Here
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maeh2k said:
They are changing the screen's display colour values to make it easier to read under bright sunlight. Think of it as how many GBA games had display colours optimized for poor screen lightining, in reverse.
The tech features/specs of this screen are great, I just don't feel it's appropriate to say "don't worry about the screen" until we know who the vendor is. Ghosting/image retention would look terrible on WP8.
More about the puremotion tech: http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/09/06/the-smartphone-display-redefined-puremotion-hd/
antiquegamer
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Wait you don't looks like your avatar?! Seriously though, your avatar pic is a things of nightmares.
On a side note, I can't seem to find Nokia Music in the marketplace is that Europe only? I love Nokia Drive, although it's annoying that it beep every times I go over speed limit. The map is current unlike Bing, there's a new on ramp, and stupid Bing map still doesn't know it's there and keep wanting me to take the old long way to freeway yet it show up perfectly on Nokia drive. The turn by turn is superior. I hope next iteration, the UI is more "metro".
The Verge has a quite comprehensive write up on the rumours.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/28/3271017/iphone-5-rumors/in/2790080
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Then again, modern backlit displays tend to black out under sunlight, so... Wait, so it's the same thing?
*hopes that screenshots don't end up with the dreaded Game Boy Advance filter*
If the rumors stay true, the 920 should stack up well hardware wise quite nicely.
Seems like they're playing catch up in most regards and not touching the most glaring flaw, the absolute banality of iOS.*
*full disclosure, I've hated the iOS ui since I first laid hands on my friend's $500 OG iphone in the summer of 2007.
Twitter and FB notifications on the start screen are new, right? And what's the icon in the middle?
Microsoft already announced at that event 1-2 months ago that the lock screen notifications are configurable and extensible with third party apps like they are on Windows 8.
I saw that in the other thread. Can you describe what this does on the 808 and thereby 920?
If that rumor is true, hell yes. Wonder why Nokia didn't scream about it from that big New York stage? Rich recording is a seriously cool feature.
That's impressive!
brotkasten
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Guys! Hey guys!
There's still a chance!
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/22460/Sony_in_talks_over_Windows_Phone_8.aspx
There's still a chance!
There are microphones that catch frequencies that standard microphones don't, thus allowing to capture audio with more fidelity.
Compare this video recorded with an 808 (warning you will rage that the 920 doesn't have the 41mp sensor):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oue6G4a_xCc&feature=share
To this recorded:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kZxDjpxlo8&feature=related
brotkasten
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Considering they dropped that design for their phones, it hurts more than anything. AND THE TERRIBLE SKIN EVEN HAS THE GUTTER!
You know what happens when you allow yourself to dream. You get concepts like this:
brotkasten
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You know what happens when you allow yourself to dream. You get concepts like this:
But that's awful.
You know what happens when you allow yourself to dream. You get concepts like this:
LOL
love the "pop"
You know what happens when you allow yourself to dream. You get concepts like this:
Eww more like Xperia Poop!
But that's awful.
Exactly. The more you hope, the more unlikely what you want materializes. Honestly, hope they give the platform a go. Sony actually does have a unique style.
If you hadn't, I would have.
Nokia was waiting for their marketing team to create a new rich recording video.
Sneak a second "o" in and it's perfect.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Did not know this, I suppose the lock screen notifications are close as we're getting to a true notification center. That works well enough for me, I'm always missing my Whatsapp messages (but I guess that's also because Whatsapp is perpetually broken on WP7)
Yes, please!
EDIT: I literally just actually looked over the screen. It's an android skin. I would love proper W8 on an Xperia device, though.
Pretty sure they didn't, it did come out in some WPCentral rumors and the leaked SDK tho
Complex Shadow
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Oh god I just threw up in my mouth then ate it.You know what happens when you allow yourself to dream. You get concepts like this:
It's Launcher7
brotkasten
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That's what I said.
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