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Chin Strap posted:I'm deciding between my current Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition and a Moto X or Nexus 5. Lets ignore price things right now and just talk phone. The screen size is the big upside for the Moto X for me. Get a Maxx.
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Dec 6, 2013 12:58
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FogHelmut posted:The screen size is the big upside for the Moto X for me. Get a Maxx.
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Dec 6, 2013 13:11
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LastInLine posted:The Moto X will likely get updates as quickly as the Nexus so that's a wash. I agree with Doctor rear end in a top hat, the Nexus 5 screen is too big. As an N5 owner I'm going to tell you to get a Moto X. Crazy. Having larger than 5" I couldnt imagine going smaller than 5" at this point. In fact it was a deciding factor in me not getting an X.
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Dec 6, 2013 13:15
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I can get either of the Nexus 5 or the Moto X for free and gift my S4, or keep my S4 and get a Nexus 5 or Moto X to gift are the basic options. I am indeed AT&T not Verizon. Are the features of the Moto X (mic, notification stuff, etc) really that awesome? For me the main thing I see as the sad part of losing the S4 is to give up the SD card slot.
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Dec 6, 2013 13:17
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Chin Strap posted:I can get either of the Nexus 5 or the Moto X for free and gift my S4, or keep my S4 and get a Nexus 5 or Moto X to gift are the basic options. I am indeed AT&T not Verizon. Id personally go Nexus 5 in your boat. The moto X is a great device, no denying that. But given the option the bigger screen and what not weights that out for me. You cant go wrong either way. And I can legit say gently caress a galaxy these days. At least til the 5 or whatever comes out. You wont miss the SD card long term unless you watch 10 hours of anime on the train every day. Cloud - Wifi - Plenty of space to store music. Again if you need 90 hours/anime/porn of music stored on a device in flak then well sorry.
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Dec 6, 2013 13:25
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Chin Strap posted:I can get either of the Nexus 5 or the Moto X for free and gift my S4, or keep my S4 and get a Nexus 5 or Moto X to gift are the basic options. I am indeed AT&T not Verizon. The notification stuff really is that good, if only because it means that your phone is ready to use immediately upon picking up or pulling out from your pocket. I was concerned that the lack of a LED would be annoying but I don't miss it at all after a couple of days. The camera gesture thing is very handy as well. Do you have more than 32 gigs worth of data on your current phone? I think a lot of people that list am SD as a "must have" are over estimating how much storage they really use.
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Dec 6, 2013 13:39
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8th-snype posted:The notification stuff really is that good, if only because it means that your phone is ready to use immediately upon picking up or pulling out from your pocket. I was concerned that the lack of a LED would be annoying but I don't miss it at all after a couple of days. The camera gesture thing is very handy as well. Well I'd be getting the 16 gig Moto X, and I definitely hit more than 16 gigs of stuff (right now my phone is down to < 1 gig and I have 12 gigs of stuff on the SD card as well), but a lot of that could be trimmed down (too many podcasts, roms, etc). Frankly the lack of an LED is almost a feature. I've yet to turn it off on my phones but I often think about doing it.
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Dec 6, 2013 13:45
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Chin Strap posted:Well I'd be getting the 16 gig Moto X, and I definitely hit more than 16 gigs of stuff (right now my phone is down to < 1 gig and I have 12 gigs of stuff on the SD card as well), but a lot of that could be trimmed down (too many podcasts, roms, etc). What Roms are you playing on a cell phone that are that large? The entire nes library from every country is a whole 700 megs. Come on now. You can't cut your mame library down to 10-20 games you play instead of carrying around a ton? And podcasts? How many hours per day do you need? I had this packrat problem once. I cured it by realizing I use 1/100th of what I carried. Be realistic. Now if you said you use your phone as your main camera and took tons of photos I have no argument. Hell the woman has to delete 10+ gigs every month or two. Still you're creeping into mkv HD anime territory here. Stop pack ratting
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Dec 6, 2013 13:52
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EbolaIvory posted:What Roms are you playing on a cell phone that are that large? The entire nes library from every country is a whole 700 megs. Come on now. You can't cut your mame library down to 10-20 games you play instead of carrying around a ton? And podcasts? How many hours per day do you need? Its true. The sd card is more of a safety blanket than anything. I definitely don't need all that space. 16 GB is going to be a little tight but definitely not hard.
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Dec 6, 2013 13:58
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What about the direct sunlight performance of the Nexus 5? I really really really hate my AMOLED experiences when trying to use maps while walking around during the day.
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Dec 6, 2013 14:01
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Now that WhatsApp works, I'm on ART again. Only thing not working, at least what I've noticed, is my home banking app. That's not deal breaking. As far as speaker volume goes, was it configured wrong, or are they amping the poo poo in software, beyond clipping, to fix a hardware issue?
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Dec 6, 2013 14:07
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Chin Strap posted:What about the direct sunlight performance of the Nexus 5? I really really really hate my AMOLED experiences when trying to use maps while walking around during the day. It's ridiculously bright. GonadTheBallbarian fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Dec 6, 2013 |
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Dec 6, 2013 15:25
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8th-snype posted:The notification stuff really is that good, if only because it means that your phone is ready to use immediately upon picking up or pulling out from your pocket. I was concerned that the lack of a LED would be annoying but I don't miss it at all after a couple of days. The camera gesture thing is very handy as well. All of which are awesome, but a pattern lock will mess with the active notifications a tad and the ok google now for some results
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Dec 6, 2013 15:52
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Chin Strap posted:Are the features of the Moto X (mic, notification stuff, etc) really that awesome? For me the main thing I see as the sad part of losing the S4 is to give up the SD card slot. Yes. Just got a MAXX, which has the same features, and it's absolutely awesome.
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Dec 6, 2013 16:07
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what is everyone getting battery life wise from the maxx. I know that playing ingres, the GPS is just SUCKING up power, but im wondering if i need to go to my old tasker standby of shutting of 4g radios when on wifi, etc. My longest stretch was 16 hrs with 8+ of that being screen, which is mor then triple my old phone.
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Dec 6, 2013 16:14
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If you use only a small amount of GPS and LTE you can get ~2 days out of it
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Dec 6, 2013 16:15
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Roundboy posted:All of which are awesome, but a pattern lock will mess with the active notifications a tad and the ok google now for some results I don't use a lock pattern on my phone, you need a password to get into any apps I have that can access my money. So that has never been an issue for me.
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Dec 6, 2013 16:21
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Roundboy posted:what is everyone getting battery life wise from the maxx. 8-9 hours screen time is about the most you're going to get when actually using it, especially with GPS. From 4:35 AM yesterday to ~6 PM my MAXX was off the charger, spent ~8 hours of that in Airplane mode with wifi on, 2 hours of screen time, and it was still at 78%. This is mostly just IMing and some browsing though, nothing heavy like GPS navigating or streaming video.
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Dec 6, 2013 16:22
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grack posted:It's a crop of an HDR photo, not the entire photo. Chromatic aberration is a well known phenomenon in photography. 8th-snype posted:Stop telling people to RMA their phones because you don't agree with the laws of optics. b0nes posted:So just RMA it? Nope. I was wrong and called out multiple times. There is nothing wrong with your X. Do not RMA it. My advice is terrible. That one cropped photo demonstrates there is nothing wrong with your phone.
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Dec 6, 2013 16:54
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What's the best way to use HD wallpapers (1920x1080) on the Nexus 5? I added one from the gallery > set as > wallpaper option, but it seems grainy.
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Dec 6, 2013 18:10
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BoyBlunder posted:What's the best way to use HD wallpapers (1920x1080) on the Nexus 5? I added one from the gallery > set as > wallpaper option, but it seems grainy. Try adding it from a long-press on the home screen
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Dec 6, 2013 18:20
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BoyBlunder posted:What's the best way to use HD wallpapers (1920x1080) on the Nexus 5? I added one from the gallery > set as > wallpaper option, but it seems grainy.
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Dec 6, 2013 18:30
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:The 5's screen is 1080x1920 and the scrolling effect means you need 2160x1920 to have 1:1 pixel mapping. Anything lower will have to be scaled. I thought 4.4 or GLE or something added normal non scrolling wallpaper options? Also if you're looking for wallpapers check out 500 firepaper, it's incredible.
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Dec 6, 2013 18:38
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big mean giraffe posted:8-9 hours screen time is about the most you're going to get when actually using it, especially with GPS. From 4:35 AM yesterday to ~6 PM my MAXX was off the charger, spent ~8 hours of that in Airplane mode with wifi on, 2 hours of screen time, and it was still at 78%. This is mostly just IMing and some browsing though, nothing heavy like GPS navigating or streaming video. Idle power drain for me seems to be slightly less than 2% an hour on LTE. By idle, I mean just sitting there but still having all my normal syncs going (gmail, hangouts, facebook, exchange, etc.) It can fare a bit better on wifi, but it depends on the signal quality (wifi at work actually murders my battery.)
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Dec 6, 2013 18:43
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big mean giraffe posted:I thought 4.4 or GLE or something added normal non scrolling wallpaper options?
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Dec 6, 2013 18:44
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Nope. It only scrolls to the right now, though, since going left takes you to Now. Set a wallpaper with exactly 1080x1920 pixels and it won't scroll at all.
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Dec 6, 2013 18:50
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DROID DNA on Verizon upgrade to Sense 5 with Android 4.2.2 should be rolling out today.
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Dec 6, 2013 18:51
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Nope. It only scrolls to the right now, though, since going left takes you to Now.
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Dec 6, 2013 18:53
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bronin posted:Set a wallpaper with exactly 1080x1920 pixels and it won't scroll at all.
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Dec 6, 2013 18:57
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Through some good fortune, I have the opportunity to choose among a free Nexus 5, Moto X, or Nexus 7. I have an iPad 2 and an iPhone 5. I don't currently own an Android device, so I am not sure which to choose. I want a phone with a large screen, which leans me toward the N5. I also love that I could root it and get tethering (is this correct?). Also, can I just plop my iPhone AT&T SIM right in the N5 and be ready to go immediately? At the same time, most of my friends use iPhones and the network effect from things like iMessage is strong. Maybe I should just upgrade my aging iPad 2. What do you think?
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Dec 6, 2013 19:00
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Chimp_On_Stilts posted:Through some good fortune, I have the opportunity to choose among a free Nexus 5, Moto X, or Nexus 7. If you're looking to sell it off at any point, the N5 and Moto X are the most valuable.
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Dec 6, 2013 19:09
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big mean giraffe posted:I thought 4.4 or GLE or something added normal non scrolling wallpaper options? Thanks for the wallpaper advice bros. 500 firepaper is indeed awesome. This is exactly what I was looking for, and it does all the work for me!
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Dec 6, 2013 19:09
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Chimp_On_Stilts posted:I want a phone with a large screen, which leans me toward the N5. I also love that I could root it and get tethering (is this correct?). Chimp_On_Stilts posted:Also, can I just plop my iPhone AT&T SIM right in the N5 and be ready to go immediately? Chimp_On_Stilts posted:What do you think?
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Dec 6, 2013 19:21
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Roundboy posted:what is everyone getting battery life wise from the maxx. Ironically I just started playing Ingress again after getting my Maxx. If I played 20 minutes of Ingress on my Gnex I'd be at 50% battery. I can get about 1.5 days on normal use of calls/IM's/browsing. This phone is reminding me of the old dumbphone days where I don't have to charge my device every night.
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Dec 6, 2013 19:32
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LastInLine posted:The Moto X will likely get updates as quickly as the Nexus so that's a wash. I agree with Doctor rear end in a top hat, the Nexus 5 screen is too big. As an N5 owner I'm going to tell you to get a Moto X. Seconding the N5 screen is too big. I figured I needed a big phone because my hands are huge, but it is super clumsy when I needed to do poo poo one handed, like dial or access any of the functions. Most of the time I had to really stretch my fingers to do it. The Moto X screen and body size is perfect. It threw me off a bit when I opened the box and found it to be smaller than my Gnex but it's perfect.
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Dec 6, 2013 19:32
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Thirding. I'm selling my N5 and ordered a Moto x.
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Dec 6, 2013 19:39
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Chimp_On_Stilts posted:Through some good fortune, I have the opportunity to choose among a free Nexus 5, Moto X, or Nexus 7. I'm also in the "sold nexus 5, getting moto x" boat. Nexus 5 is full of compromises.
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Dec 6, 2013 19:42
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LastInLine posted:Not without editing some SQL database. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47203432&postcount=70 Mu Zeta posted:Thirding. I'm selling my N5 and ordered a Moto x.
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Dec 6, 2013 19:43
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I came from a 4" Xperia Arc and the N5 screen and phone is definitely NOT too big for me. I don't have the largest hands by any means and I find the N5 to be very comfortable in my hand. One handed scrolling and swype texting is relatively easy as well. But really phone and screen size are all relative to the individual anyways.
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Chimp_On_Stilts posted:What do you think? I think you should favor the Moto X slightly over the N5 but they're both awesome. You really can't go wrong with either. Congrats on getting an opportunity to upgrade from iOS to Android for free! I hope it is a pleasant experience for you.
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