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I have a Galaxy S6. I am looking for a car mount that is more of a dock. I want the microUSB to plug into the dock and have the phone charge when plugged into the dock. I ruined my old Galaxy Avant by plugging it into my microUSB directly but I used to have a dock for a really old phone that was awesome.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:I have a Galaxy S6. I am looking for a car mount that is more of a dock. I want the microUSB to plug into the dock and have the phone charge when plugged into the dock. I ruined my old Galaxy Avant by plugging it into my microUSB directly but I used to have a dock for a really old phone that was awesome. Since your Galaxy S6 supports Qi charging, what you actually want is a wireless charger car mount.
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Jul 21, 2015 18:58
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silence_kit posted:This is kind of a false point though. It doesn't matter where they source the components if you are worried about your phone being made with slave labor. My understanding is that chip and display manufacturing is pretty automated--think of it as being similar to printing newspapers--and that human hands do not touch those parts once during the manufacturing process. I think you guys are just being reactionaries when talking about the idea of an ethically manufactured phone. There was a case several years back of a display OEM using extremely harsh chemicals to clean the screens prior to shipment and they used humans to do that with minimal/wrong protection. Of course it was in violation of labor rules, but you know Asia manufacturing  It's my understanding that it's a game of cat and mouse too. Obviously the brands you can think of don't like human rights violations but it happens at so many levels and the suppliers are very good at hiding it.
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Jul 21, 2015 18:59
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silence_kit posted:This is kind of a false point though. It doesn't matter where they source the components if you are worried about your phone being made with slave labor. My understanding is that chip and display manufacturing is pretty automated--think of it as being similar to printing newspapers--and that human hands do not touch those parts once during the manufacturing process. I think you guys are just being reactionaries when talking about the idea of an ethically manufactured phone. Still needs test supervisors, people making the machines, etc. And those are still Foxconn workers or similar. So it's fair game. bull3964 posted:It's also pretty much a gimmick when you are using mainstream components. Fairphone uses places like Foxconn, but is working for better treatment of the workers in those factories. Randomly, workers at one of their factories no longer have ridiculously long mandatory overtime. Conversely, those workers also aren't taking home that overtime pay, which is its own concern as they negotiate for fair pay. They are also doing what they can to source conflict-free metals. It's not perfect. It's buying a very boutique product to support the ideals, even in the face of the fact that this makes little difference to the overall industry. Also it has a removable battery, replaceable components, a built-in protective bumper case, and dual SIMs. There are cool reasons to like the way this product that go beyond the mediocre stats. Note that I do not own a Fairphone, but will consider getting the FP2 when it hits the US.
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this_is_hard posted:Just got a new update on my Turbo. 23.11.39.quark. 24.8megs Weird, I just checked for system updates on mine after reading your post, and I have it too. Kind of out of the blue here right?
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Jul 21, 2015 20:28
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My HTC One M8 on Verizon all of a sudden started IDing my Mom by her full name when she calls. It also puts the country code in front of her number, which is weird since she's calling from the same city here in the U.S. I've changed nothing between yesterday and today on my phone. Any ideas on what's going on here?
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ninmeister posted:Weird, I just checked for system updates on mine after reading your post, and I have it too. Kind of out of the blue here right? I turned on AC again, but I'm sure it's still complete poo poo. We'll see.
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Jul 21, 2015 20:35
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ninmeister posted:Weird, I just checked for system updates on mine after reading your post, and I have it too. Kind of out of the blue here right? On the soak forums they said it's just under the hood bugfixes and won't be noticeable to users (Not sure why they needed a soak if that was the case...)
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Jul 21, 2015 20:41
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revdrkevind posted:Still needs test supervisors, people making the machines, etc. And those are still Foxconn workers or similar. So it's fair game. Again, cynicism comes into play. How many times did Apple investigate Foxconn and cite reforms only to discover that they were just being more clever at hiding the abuses? If a company as large as Apple can't police these ODMs, what hope does a smaller outfit like Fairphone have? I know it all sounds very fatalistic and perhaps even unfair to Fairphone since they are obviously trying. I hope they produce a good and well supported product so people won't have to compromise on anything other than price when it comes to buying their products.
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If the leaked specs are correct, the Moto G seems like a real contender if it's anything close to the pricepoint of the current models.quote:The phone will sport a 5-inch FHD (1080p) display, stereo sound, 2070mAh battery, 1.7GHz Snapdragon 615 processor, Adreno 405 GPU, 2GB RAM, 8GB storage (with microSD support), 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and Android 5.0 Lollipop. With a 5" display, shouldn't be much larger than the 2013 Moto X and those are pretty drat good specs for a budget device. Storage will be a sore point if you have a lot of apps and the battery is a bit small. But not too bad for the pricepoint. Edit: Other leaks have suggested that this one made a typo with the battery and it's a 2470mAh unit. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 20:57 on Jul 21, 2015 |
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Jul 21, 2015 20:55
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How does that processor compare to the Krait in the 2013 X?
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Thermopyle posted:How does that processor compare to the Krait in the 2013 X? It's better. Adreno 405 vs 320, better DSP/radio, etc
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Jul 21, 2015 21:04
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bull3964 posted:If the leaked specs are correct, the Moto G seems like a real contender if it's anything close to the pricepoint of the current models.
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Jul 21, 2015 22:43
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GopherFlats posted:So I upgraded to 5.1 on my turbo a couple weeks ago and everything was fine up until the last few days. It seems like now I have to restart my phone everyday because by the end of the day it starts lagging so bad its almost impossible to do anything and has started to heat up more than normal.
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Jul 22, 2015 03:23
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My N5 screen is being held together literally with tape, my birthday is July 28, and OnPlus and Lenovo are both announcing phones on that day. Yes!
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Kafka Esq. posted:My N5 screen is being held together literally with tape, my birthday is July 28, and OnPlus and Lenovo are both announcing phones on that day. Yes! If they actually release the Moto X 2015 in the UK within a month or so of that date, I could be interested. They normally take ~6 months though. Do Motorolas still have a locked bootloader, regardless of carrier & purchase method?
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Kafka Esq. posted:My N5 screen is being held together literally with tape, my birthday is July 28, and OnPlus and Lenovo are both announcing phones on that day. Yes! Phones form OnePlusOnePlusOnePlus and Lenovo? What a horrible birthday present!
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Jul 22, 2015 18:01
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I assume the "Lenovo" there is Motorola.
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Rastor posted:I assume the "Lenovo" there is Motorola. Oh, that makes more sense.
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Jul 22, 2015 18:14
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So I guess the new Moto G is going to be $240, which I dunno, seems a little pricey?
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Daily Forecast posted:So I guess the new Moto G is going to be $240, which I dunno, seems a little pricey? Why in the world is that pricey? To put it another way, what phones matching those specs are cheaper?
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Jul 22, 2015 19:47
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Didn't the last one cost like $170 on release?
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Jul 22, 2015 19:49
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Daily Forecast posted:Didn't the last one cost like $170 on release? With 3G only and no SD card (pretty sure), smaller display, worse internals, etc. Think it might have been $179, too (yeah that was the price). Makes sense to spread the G and E a little farther apart I think, as well. Isn't the current LTE Moto E $150?
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Daily Forecast posted:Didn't the last one cost like $170 on release? It's still less than half a top-tier phone for 70% of the capability.
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bull3964 posted:Why in the world is that pricey? The top tier Zenfone 2 is $299, so only $50 gets you way more value.
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List price of the 1st Gen Moto G LTE was $219. So, this is $20 more and is a ton better. Current Moto G is $180 but lacks LTE. Not to mention is has a 720p display and 1gb of ram. Like it was said, the Moto E has kind of moved into this lower space. It makes sense to bring the G up to spec and separate them a bit more. "d[-.- posted:b" post="448050582"] You can play that game all the way up to $600 devices. The Moto G is also available to a lot more people. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Jul 22, 2015 |
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When the original Moto G came out there was basically nothing in the sub-$200 space which was anything remotely close in its capabilities or build quality. A generation and a half later (assuming a cell phone generation is 12 months) there are quite a few $200 options. Depending on the final config for the $240 version of the Moto G 2015 the ZF2 will run circles around it for $40 less (better proc and probably better camera). There's also a ton of last generation top tier phones available in the sub-$300 range as well. G3's, Moto X 2014, etc. edit: I never clicked on the link. IBTimes is not a trustworthy news source. That said, water resistance would be a nice feature worth paying a little more for. I'm guessing they're going to try to keep at least one version below $200 though, even if they have to do a 8GB/1GB version. BeastOfExmoor fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Jul 22, 2015 |
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Jul 22, 2015 20:25
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I wouldn't pay too much attention to the price in that article, it also claims the black version is exactly $2 cheaper than the white. That clearly isn't true so the prices could be complete bullshit.bull3964 posted:List price of the 1st Gen Moto G LTE was $219. So, this is $20 more and is a ton better.
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Jul 22, 2015 20:25
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At least it finally has more than 1GB of RAM.
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So I just had a strange and worrying experience with my 2014 Moto X (Android 5.1). I was using Waze to navigate and listening to a podcast with BeyondPod, and any time Waze gave a direction, BeyondPod got kicked out of memory. At a stop light, I figured "what the hell" and swiped away all the other apps in the switcher's history. Once I'd done that, I had no more problems for the remaining ~15 minutes of my drive. I know Android is supposed to be better at managing memory than a user, but what the hell is this?! Simply a coincidence?
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Jul 22, 2015 20:47
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If there was one thing I'd love, it would be to exclude loving ibtimes from Google now
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Skarsnik posted:If there was one thing I'd love, it would be to exclude loving ibtimes from Google now Yeah, better control (or just better filtering) over where it pulls its news from would be great. I've pretty much stopped clicking on any news stories it pulls up, because it usually gets topics I enjoy, but stories from the worst places on the internet.
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hooah posted:So I just had a strange and worrying experience with my 2014 Moto X (Android 5.1). I was using Waze to navigate and listening to a podcast with BeyondPod, and any time Waze gave a direction, BeyondPod got kicked out of memory. At a stop light, I figured "what the hell" and swiped away all the other apps in the switcher's history. Once I'd done that, I had no more problems for the remaining ~15 minutes of my drive. I know Android is supposed to be better at managing memory than a user, but what the hell is this?! Simply a coincidence? Motorola seems to have trouble with memory management for their phones. Something they're tweaking fucks it up, because all sorts of Moto phones have this problem. It's one of the main reasons I switched away from Motorola, having owned all Motorola android phones from 2009-2014. Just couldn't take all the little annoying performance quirks they have.
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Motorola seems to have trouble with memory management for their phones. Something they're tweaking fucks it up, because all sorts of Moto phones have this problem. It's one of the main reasons I switched away from Motorola, having owned all Motorola android phones from 2009-2014. Just couldn't take all the little annoying performance quirks they have. Oh, fantastic. I knew when I got the phone in May that it was an issue with 5.0, but didn't know it was Motorola as well as (at the time) Android. At least in a year I should be out of school and have a job so I can afford a new phone?
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hooah posted:Oh, fantastic. I knew when I got the phone in May that it was an issue with 5.0, but didn't know it was Motorola as well as (at the time) Android. At least in a year I should be out of school and have a job so I can afford a new phone? Yeah, idk. Multiple people have complained here about their Moto X's doing the same thing, my Moto G was atrocious also in this regard. The official Moto forums have a huge thread about stuff getting kicked out of memory, in both phone forum areas. I switched to a used Galaxy s4 running Samsung's official 5.0 update and have been much, much happier.
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Weird, I've never noticed my Turbo kicking things out of memory and I'm constantly streaming music while navigating and whatnot
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hooah posted:Oh, fantastic. I knew when I got the phone in May that it was an issue with 5.0, but didn't know it was Motorola as well as (at the time) Android. At least in a year I should be out of school and have a job so I can afford a new phone? You can force Android to keep apps resident if you're rooted. I use an Xposed module called App Settings for it.
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XIII posted:Weird, I've never noticed my Turbo kicking things out of memory and I'm constantly streaming music while navigating and whatnot Me neither, but the Turbo has 3GB of RAM so I don't expect it to have issues.
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Jul 22, 2015 21:57
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I never had an issue with my Droid MAXX, Droid HD MAXX, or Droid Razr either.
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I never had memory problems with my Razr M either, but that phone had problem where music skipped and popped if anything else decided to use CPU time. The Razr M not having memory problems really soured me on my Moto G when it did, because even when the Moto G had kitkat I couldn't keep music and GPS in memory at the same time 
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