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TollTheHounds posted:So I guess no one is going to lament the lack of any news of a Nexus 2015? Or did I miss that in I/O somehow? I/O isn't where they announce new nexus phones. Expect an unveiling in October for that. It's more about development, so it's more about software.
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At most a Nexus tablet would've been announced but we would've had rumors leading up to the event if that were the case. Expect the next Nexus phone to be announced in late October, with plenty of rumors in between.
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May 31, 2015 19:43
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TollTheHounds posted:So I guess no one is going to lament the lack of any news of a Nexus 2015? Or did I miss that in I/O somehow? I would wait for the phone that will end up being the premier M release phone. It will likely have a good fingerprint reader.
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May 31, 2015 19:49
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A finger print reading, Qi charging, turbo charge capable Nexus with front facing speakers and at least as good of battery life as the 6. Dream phone.
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May 31, 2015 20:04
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nerve posted:A finger print reading, Qi charging, turbo charge capable Nexus with front facing speakers and at least as good of battery life as the 6. Dream phone. Add in a camera as good as the S6 and I'm there.
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May 31, 2015 20:09
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nerve posted:turbo charge
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May 31, 2015 20:21
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nerve posted:A finger print reading, Qi charging, turbo charge capable Nexus with front facing speakers and at least as good of battery life as the 6. Dream phone. They mentioned support for type C connectors during the keynote and the chrome pixel got it too. Should be another 2 year worthy phone. Really hoping google figures out how to do a camera this time.
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May 31, 2015 20:31
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The Nexus 5 was almost perfect. Add a better camera and better battery life and I'm sold.
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May 31, 2015 20:32
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It's funny how many people are bitching about the Nexus 6 camera now, when it was praised as comparable to all other top end cameras when it was released. I'm happy with the 6 all around. USB-C, Fingerprint reader are poised to be standard on newer devices. I don't need to make it thinner, just make it more efficient and keep the battery size the same/little larger so I can get a couple more hours and I'd be all set.
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I didn't mention the N6 camera specifically because it's not bad at all. Top 10 phone camera.
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I haven't actually used the Nexus 6 before so maybe the camera is pretty great.
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May 31, 2015 21:41
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nerve posted:I didn't mention the N6 camera specifically because it's not bad at all. Top 10 phone camera. Is this like the top 10 movies about arm wrestling though 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Over the top 8. 9. 10.
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Skeezy posted:I haven't actually used the Nexus 6 before so maybe the camera is pretty great. It's #8 on the DxOMark mobile camera rankings, with the caveat that the G3 and G4 haven't been tested which could possibly knock it down a spot or two, or not. Still, top 10 means you don't have to worry about the camera, even if it's not absolute best of the best it should be more than adequate for 99.9% of use cases. Compare that to the HTC One M9's terrible camera which at #22 is ranked lower than 3 year old phones like the Galaxy S3.
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nerve posted:A finger print reading, Qi charging, turbo charge capable Nexus with front facing speakers and at least as good of battery life as the 6. Dream phone. You forgot "One True Sized (aka 2013 Moto X)".
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Thermopyle posted:You forgot "One True Sized (aka 2013 Moto X)". You digust me
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nerve posted:I didn't mention the N6 camera specifically because it's not bad at all. Top 10 phone camera. DemonMage posted:It's funny how many people are bitching about the Nexus 6 camera now, when it was praised as comparable to all other top end cameras when it was released. Yeah the back camera is fine. The front facing camera was a total disaster.
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sirbeefalot posted:Any idea what is causing this or how to stop it? This screenshot is obviously from Link Bubble, but it happens in Steam as well, and other browsers (can't recall if Chrome has done it or not). This happens on both my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7, which throws me for a loop by the text of the error, because the N7's network pretty much never changes. If I reload, it loads the link fine. This has been happening for a few months at least. Both are on 5.1.1 now, though this was going on from 5.0.1 or so at least. I see it something like 3-4 times a week on the phone.
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For me that error happens on my Nexus 6 when the Android System Webview app is updated. Uninstalling fixes the issue immediately
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Does anyone know the model number for the Moto X 2013 dev edition? I'm seeing some sites linking to sales on what they say are dev editions, but they only have 16gb, where the dev had 32. I found one for $240, but I'm looking to see if I can get a better deal. I'm looking for a new one, because I got screwed on the battery on my last phone.
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I'm looking to upgrade my ancient, dying phone with something a bit less ancient. To keep costs down I'm looking at phones from 2013-14. Any phones from this era that stand out? Any to avoid? The Nexus 5 is at the top of my list so far.
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I think the Nexus 6 camera is great, and the only issues I have are with Google's lovely camera app. I use Manual Camera most of the time and it's awesome.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Does anyone know the model number for the Moto X 2013 dev edition? I'm seeing some sites linking to sales on what they say are dev editions, but they only have 16gb, where the dev had 32. I found one for $240, but I'm looking to see if I can get a better deal. I'm looking for a new one, because I got screwed on the battery on my last phone. GSM dev edition is xt1053. Verizon model is xt1060.
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Thermopyle posted:You forgot "One True Sized (aka 2013 Moto X)". I believe you mean Xperia Z Ultra or possibly N6 size.
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The N6 camera is serviceable. It's not terrible but it's nothing I'd call home about.
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I get the impression that the cameras used in most phones these days are reasonably good, it's simply the software that hasn't kept pace and has become the bottleneck in picture quality. Is that accurate?
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isndl posted:I get the impression that the cameras used in most phones these days are reasonably good, it's simply the software that hasn't kept pace and has become the bottleneck in picture quality. Is that accurate? One thing is true. Google sucks at writing post processing software.
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Count Roland posted:I'm looking to upgrade my ancient, dying phone with something a bit less ancient. To keep costs down I'm looking at phones from 2013-14. Any phones from this era that stand out? Any to avoid? The Nexus 5 is at the top of my list so far. LG G3 is going for pretty cheap right now and is only a bit more than a Nexus 5.
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Eejit posted:LG G3 is going for pretty cheap right now and is only a bit more than a Nexus 5. Might not be worth the difference over a G2 though.
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RVProfootballer posted:Might not be worth the difference over a G2 though. I was looking closely at G2s also, but saw LG was ceasing support. Speaking of which, how critical is this sort of support? Is this needed for security updates or is it more superficial?
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I'd be having a hard time justifying getting a G2 at this point in time, really. The Nexus 5 is based on the same device, and is all but confirmed to get "M" (Google certainly wouldn't go to the lengths of producing a preview build for it otherwise). Meanwhile the G2 is a completely unknown quantity.
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hotsauce posted:One thing is true. Google sucks at writing post processing software. On the other hand the HDR+ mode is pretty neat. It was basically the only mode I took photos with on my Nexus 5.
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Yeah I hate most blown out HDR photos but HDR+ on my n6 made the photos look nicer than my note 3. They felt a bit washed out at default settings. e.g. my hood yesterday  And I just got an ota update for 5.1.1 for people who care about such things.
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Agreed, HDR is great in the Google camera software. Is the Greenpeace boat still there? It was like a week ago with that green LED banner thing flashing SAVE THE WHALES. vvvv I'm in Vancouver area too and got 5.1.1 on my N6 a few days ago, I'm on build LMY47Z now. CLAM DOWN fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Jun 1, 2015 |
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Reverse Centaur posted:And I just got an ota update for 5.1.1 for people who care about such things. Which 5.1 build were you on and did you receive LMY47Z? I have a play store N6 on LMY47D in Vancouver area as well and haven't receive anything yet.  CLAM DOWN posted:vvvv I'm in Vancouver area too and got 5.1.1 on my N6 a few days ago, I'm on build LMY47Z now. Thanks, sideloading time again! waxluthor fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Jun 1, 2015 |
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Count Roland posted:I was looking closely at G2s also, but saw LG was ceasing support. kitten smoothie posted:I'd be having a hard time justifying getting a G2 at this point in time, really. Agreed, don't count on support on the G2 past what it's on now, and I would also definitely consider a Nexus 5 here. On the other hand, the G2 is going for like $150-200, refurbished on the low end and new on the high end, and has way better battery life and a better camera than the Nexus 5. I was mostly arguing against the G3, which is still what, $300, and regressed in a lot of ways from the G2.
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RVProfootballer posted:Agreed, don't count on support on the G2 past what it's on now, and I would also definitely consider a Nexus 5 here. On the other hand, the G2 is going for like $150-200, refurbished on the low end and new on the high end, and has way better battery life and a better camera than the Nexus 5. I was mostly arguing against the G3, which is still what, $300, and regressed in a lot of ways from the G2. Haha what? It has an extra gig of ram, higher pixel density on a larger display, and better camera.
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Build is 47Z, not sure what it was before.CLAM DOWN posted:Is the Greenpeace boat still there? It was like a week ago with that green LED banner thing flashing SAVE THE WHALES Didn't see it when I took that photo. But I work on the north shore and my place faces north so I miss a lot of boat action.
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Anyone know why Google Services would be draining so much battery life with all location settings turned off in my settings? My battery usually will last upwards of 16hrs before I need to connect a charger 24hrs if I don't have bluetooth enabled/paired with my watch, but today it's been off charger for about 6 hours and I am down to 29% already and Google Services is the top item with 5hr30min of keep awake time.
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Don Lapre posted:Is this like the top 10 movies about arm wrestling though You forgot Pulling John  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1289451/
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Eejit posted:Haha what? It has an extra gig of ram, higher pixel density on a larger display, and better camera. It isn't like the G2 was lacking in RAM, to a user I'd bet 2 vs 3 GB is entirely unnoticeable. Higher pixel density is offset by weird sharpening and overall worse display in most ways except resolution. The camera is identical except for the laser autofocus, which is nice. Battery life is also quite a bit worse on the G3. The Anandtech G3 review conclusion hits most of the main points, but if you look through each section, you can see more details (spoilers: display worse than G2, battery worse than G2, performance is similar since it's a snapdragon 800 at 1080p vs. snapdragon 801 at 1440p and throttling differences, camera the same except faster capture, etc.). It's a year newer and so likely getting Android M and the camera laser autofocus is great, but otherwise, the G2 holds its own just fine, and is a ton cheaper. sourdough fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Jun 1, 2015 |
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