Android: Phone News and Discussion Thread
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is300eater (12-29-2016)
So my Pixel XL finally arrived yesterday. So far haven't had much time to use it but the battery is already amazing. Got 20hrs with 4hrs screen time on the first charge and I have heard it will only get better from reading about it. The Pixel launcher swipe up will take a few days to adjust to and so far I am not a fan of the Pixel in call screen or the screen for accepting in coming calls. Other than that I really like it. More coming once I have used it for a while.
Ugh. The swipe up for apps is still annoying. After so many years of clicking the center button to launch the app screen, now I keep launching the shortcut that's there.
I've had my lil' Pixel for just over a month now. Getting a cheapy plastic case for it has done wonders. It was too thin and slick to be able to use comfortably. Beefing it up just a little bit and adding some texture has really helped in usability.
Camera is really nice.
I've had my lil' Pixel for just over a month now. Getting a cheapy plastic case for it has done wonders. It was too thin and slick to be able to use comfortably. Beefing it up just a little bit and adding some texture has really helped in usability.
Camera is really nice.
LOL... glad you said something about a case... because I totally forgot to order a case for my daughter's iPhone..
I received my MI MIX. I'm pretty happy with it. It's pretty snappy and a pocketable huge screen is useful.
The camera is not good but I don't care - I almost never use cell phone cameras anyway.
MIUI, however, can kiss my ****.
The "battery saving" stuff kills off background apps ruthlessly, and I had to shut off
things left and right just to get gmails and wechat messages pushed through. I'm talking
like 5 different OS settings, and four toggles for EACH app.
That's just STUPID. It should be ONE toggle for each app, i.e. "leave this app alone".
It also doesn't help that it's a china only phone - getting the google framework in there has been
a bit tricky (although that's partially my fault since I couldn't read the (chinese) install
instructions).
Setup frustrations aside though, it's fun.
The camera is not good but I don't care - I almost never use cell phone cameras anyway.
MIUI, however, can kiss my ****.
The "battery saving" stuff kills off background apps ruthlessly, and I had to shut off
things left and right just to get gmails and wechat messages pushed through. I'm talking
like 5 different OS settings, and four toggles for EACH app.
That's just STUPID. It should be ONE toggle for each app, i.e. "leave this app alone".
It also doesn't help that it's a china only phone - getting the google framework in there has been
a bit tricky (although that's partially my fault since I couldn't read the (chinese) install
instructions).
Setup frustrations aside though, it's fun.
Sammy has got those rigs so tight now....we are really ready to see the N8... I was using wife's Note 5 and I am still like wow this thing is smooth and qwik... I was writing some notes while seeing two patients during a home visit.. then I just emailed the notes to myself... LOL
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is300eater (12-12-2016)
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Just picked up an S7 after being with apple for years, love this thing. Threw Nova launcher on it added a 128gb class 10 sd card and called it a day. Now just waiting patiently for Nougat.. I might get tasker and some NFC tags to change basic settings on the fly when I get to work, car, home, bed etc. ITFFF doesn't do all I need it to and I don't have enough smart devices to really take advantage of it.
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I just noticed on Sprint's website that LG V20 is 50% off? WTF
Too bad it is not compatible with Tmobile
Too bad it is not compatible with Tmobile
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Just picked up a Nexus 5x. Camera is important to me and my old nexus 5 took good pictures and this one states the camera is better than it`s predecessor.
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if you thought the Nexus 5 took good photos, you'll be blown away with anything that came out in 2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mr. Maker (12-30-2016)
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The camera on the S7 , V10 and Pixel to name a few. Year of the Camera take a lot of good pics.
I take a lot of pictures of my work and am loaded with about 1500 pictures in my phone currently. Regularly back them up.
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^what?
the nexus 5 had the shittiest camera ever.
so, what I'm saying is anything you buy will be an upgrade from the shittiest cam ever.
which anything in 2016 will BLOW the doors off the nexus 5
<---- owned a Nexus 5.
shittiest cam ever
the nexus 5 had the shittiest camera ever.
so, what I'm saying is anything you buy will be an upgrade from the shittiest cam ever.
which anything in 2016 will BLOW the doors off the nexus 5
<---- owned a Nexus 5.
shittiest cam ever
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^^Owned a bad copy? Maybe? Perhaps?
Picture taken from a moving vehicle on Nexus 5. Never had a problem but I did read about camera issues with the Nexus 5.
Picture taken from a moving vehicle on Nexus 5. Never had a problem but I did read about camera issues with the Nexus 5.
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If that is an actual photo, i think my S6 edge+ takes wayyyy better photos than yours. and that was from 2015
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thus, what I'm saying!!!
if you thought the N5 was good, ANYTHING in 2016 is far SUPERIOR to 2013 tech
if you thought the N5 was good, ANYTHING in 2016 is far SUPERIOR to 2013 tech
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Just saying my Nexus 5 didn`t take bad pictures for me.
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Until you try the good ones It's just like TV, i thought my 50" was perfectly fine, until i got the 65" and now i can never go back to 50"
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S8 news/rumors:
Android 7.1.1 was released recently for the Nexus 6! Woohoo! Prob. the last one though :-( I might go grab the image before the OTA update hits. Fun fun
https://developers.google.com/android/images
https://developers.google.com/android/images
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Huawei Mate 9 getting good reviews. Newegg has it on special (GSM, 64GB) for $600.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16875606090
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16875606090
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Note 8 will be coming afterall this fall. I am surprised they are not going to change the name cause I am when it comes times for release the news will bring up the Note 7 stories again.
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Consumers are clueless. Basically any Samsung is considered a bomb. My BiL has an S7 which is much smaller and they ask him. Samsung ain't changing their name.
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I hoping the release it at the normal time so I can upgrade my work S6 to a Note8 instead. I would imagine any Samsung phone going forward will have the safest battery tech ever after this mess.
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its great, but I think the Note 3 needs a bit more horsepower. I will happily upgrade to the Note 8.
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My s8 will be here in a few weeks
Btw. How many of you android guys are on Verizon/cricket/USCc? Anyone remember what apps were preloaded on it?
Btw. How many of you android guys are on Verizon/cricket/USCc? Anyone remember what apps were preloaded on it?
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My Pixel had no apps installed on it but my work S6 on Verizon has a ton of preloaded apps. Almost too many to list. I would say at least 12-15 apps came already installed. About 8-9 were Verizon specific apps with matching red logos.
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They had their Voicemail crap, the NFL app, their mobile/driving app (I actually liked that one), their backup app, VZNavigator,
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Wish the update for V10 would drop
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The S8 cant get here fast enough. My S5 is starting to die... (been swimming with me countless times, through the wash and dryer 2 times, dropped, handled by kids, etc.. all without a case and never a broken screen) Needless to say, I need it to last until the S8 comes out
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Damn, my S5 was a tank too, but I always kept it in an Otter Box anyway
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My work S6 has been a tank for me but it needs replaced. The battery life is atrocious. It barely makes it 12hrs on a single charge with email and text coming in all day and only maybe 20min of phone calls. Hopefully the S8 has better battery life.
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I had the same issue with my S5 after the OS updates
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The best investment I ever made for my Note 4 was getting a 2nd battery with it's own charger. Sammy phones love sucking down battery after an OS update.
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See I used to do that for all my phones. A second battery and a dedicated charger for that battery was a requirement. Started this back with Windows Mobile. My first phone I had that didn't have a removable battery was the HTC M8 and it wasn't bad at all. I still needed a usb battery pack on long days though. My Pixel XL is the first phone that 90% of the time I don't need a battery pack. I still keep one in the car when I travel but I don't use it near as much as I did before. In my opinion those are now bettery than a second battery. Especially with the fact you can have fast charge battery packs.
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Give your Pixel some time. The battery eventually will fade like they all do.
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^ The Truth. I notice a significant drop in battery life at about 1 year mark with pretty much every phone i have had.
Battery technology is what is holding back so many different gadgets and devices. If they advanced at even a quarter of the rate that processors did, we would have phones that charge to full within minutes and last for days with heavy usage by now. And they wouldn't go to shit after a year or two.
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