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Windows Phone |OT3| Apollo has landed
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brotkasten
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I gotta say, NeoGAF looks better with Segoe UI. It's not perfect, but much nicer to read than whatever font is picked, when the default font isn't supported.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I don't know, the last two people in this thread had the spinning gears and the phone eventually came back, mine included.
brotkasten
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I'm actually thinking about forcing the spinning gears and sending the phone in, hoping that they also replace the glass, because I got a nasty scratch on it. :lol
Yeah I saw that. Still, usually I don't think it does.
Been thinking of doing exactly the same thing for the same reason.. Only I reckon by the time they get the phone they'll be greeted with a lovely welcome screen lol.
Would love a scratch and dent free phone though.
I have that now on my 920, I have to use Nokia care suite everytime to get past it.
How often do you reset your phone?
I'm in the exact same boat. My upgrade is coming up on the 30th I believe and I've been looking at some phones.
The 928 was $99 with a renewal just a week or so ago, so I wonder if they dropped it in preparation for the new phones that are supposed to come out in a few months.
Honestly, I don't know why anyone would pick any of the other W8 phones at Verizon with them giving away the 928 for free.
lastflowers
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I really like my 928, but I also like the 8X in some areas. I prefer a matte finish if possible, but its glossy. Its speakers are also quieter than the 8x. The xenon flash is a little funky sometimes. It's also bigger than the 8x, and doesn't quite fit my hand--I have small hands--like the 8x does.
I've done it three times in the past month. My wife and I have 920's, however hers developed a few lines of stuck pixels, so I bought a 521 and gave her mine while it was out for repair, 1 reset for her info, and then another for when she got the her phone back and returned mine, then a third time because I didn't get the backup to work properly. Each time I needed ncs to get the phone to work.
When I sent my 920 back to replace the LCD as I got a line of stuck pixels, my glass got replaced too. Could be worth a go
The size of the phone isn't something I considered, I can see how the smaller phone would be more comfortable for some, good point.
Disappointing to hear about the speaker quality of the 928 but it can't be worse than the Trophy.
lastflowers
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I should clarify: 'headphone' audio, not speaker audio. The 8x's 'beats whatever' is louder for headphone use. I haven't used the speaker on the 928 nearly enough, nor in close proximity with the 8x for me to make a judgement.
I've done reset my phone on my 8x/928 like 15 or so times and have never come across the issue.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The lumias also have a Beats-audio like headphone enhancement feature, its called Dolby Headphones and its under "audio" in settings.
Same for me, cyan charger and red phone.
nope
the htc 8x is also free
edit: woops, I thought you were asking about free phones at Verizon. my bad.
:lol no problem.
But on that topic I would go with the 928. Can't top what Nokia brings to the table.
It will. It will even pass through stuff like wood so you could hide the wireless charger and do this
That's crazyIt will. It will even pass through stuff like wood so you could hide the wireless charger and do this
Science, I don't understand it
lastflowers
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cases and screen protectors are for hosers. naked all the way
cries with his bullethole 928
Just magnets baby.
The Faceless Master
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i wish everyone else would copy FM radios.
big.LITTLE does support that configuration, it would just be device suicide to enable 8 cores in a phone. someone actually modded their GS4 kernel to do it and destroyed their handset in 30 minutes. also, the upcoming MediaTek MT8135 will be a quad core big.LITTLE (2x A15, 2xA7) tablet SoC with support for all 4 cores running at once.
NeOak
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I don't think GAF is ready for 3 dimensional Calculus lol
brotkasten
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First they got Microsoft's head of developer relations, now it's Nokia's. Damn it, Amazon.
It was a really nice change, when Microsoft set FM radio as part of the minimum requirement for all Windows Phones. I was extremely disappointed when I found out that the Galaxy Nexus didn't have it.
It was a really nice change, when Microsoft set FM radio as part of the minimum requirement for all Windows Phones. I was extremely disappointed when I found out that the Galaxy Nexus didn't have it.
juliushandle
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Forbes.com says new cheap iPhone will cost $300-400.
I guess this means the cheap Lumias still have a shot at saving the platform.
I guess this means the cheap Lumias still have a shot at saving the platform.
Will be interesting to see how Apple will handle their pricing in the future.
Because on one hand, $300-400 will probably not be exactly cheap for what you get compared to the market. Yet at the same time, why would I pay more than double that amount for the flagship iPhone when it has the same access to the most important thing Apple has to offer, their App Store?
Oh well, maybe they'll show some real innovation to differentiate between the models.
NeOak
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Siri GLaDOS avatar and voice pack, only on IPhone 5S!
Hmmm, I'd buy one to play around with if that is $300 off contract.
Is good to have it, but My Tube's ability to play videos in audio format is still the defining factor for me
It's the WiFi issue all over again!
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