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nerve posted:I have 3 Tylt Vu's and a car Vu. Whyyyyyy do they do this to me. Vu should have seen this coming
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Sucks I can't throw my grip-tape lined phone anywhere in my home made of Qi charging mats
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Sep 30, 2015 22:35
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Use velcro instead of grip tape. Apply velcro to Qi charger. That weird guy who throws his phone can fastball his phone right onto the charger.
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Sep 30, 2015 22:36
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Thermopyle posted:Use velcro instead of grip tape. Apply velcro to Qi charger. That weird guy who throws his phone can fastball his phone right onto the charger. 
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Sep 30, 2015 22:40
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But then how will I constantly wake Ambient Display to check my non-existent notifications from friends I don't have (due to them not being able to come over and use my Qi chargers)?
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Sep 30, 2015 22:42
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Thermopyle posted:Use velcro instead of grip tape. Apply velcro to Qi charger. That weird guy who throws his phone can fastball his phone right onto the charger. Great carrying device too 
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Sep 30, 2015 22:52
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FogHelmut posted:Great carrying device too I laughed way too hard at this
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...nt-fast-enough/ The 5X doesn't have Electronic Image Stabilization, 240 FPS slow motion video, or Smart Burst because of the processor, according to that AMA. This means the Nexus 6 won't get slow-motion or Smart Burst. What's amusing is that someone pointed out that the Moto X Pure Edition has no trouble with stabilization using the exact same processor. This also means the 5X has no stabilization of any kind.
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Sep 30, 2015 23:29
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Fire sale on Nexus 6 32GB, $300: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nexus-6-XT1103-Latest-Model-32GB-Unlocked-Smartphone/171945826282
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ThermoPhysical posted:http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...nt-fast-enough/ Things that Samsung phones have been doing for a couple of years now. Given their hilariously awful explanation for the lack of wireless charging I'm taking this explanation with a grain of salt.
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Desk Lamp posted:Things that Samsung phones have been doing for a couple of years now: using Exynos processors instead of Snapdragon. Fixed that for you; Samsung's an outlier in this conversation.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Fixed that for you; Samsung's an outlier in this conversation. Not quite, before this generation it was pretty common for American variants of the Galaxy line to use Snapdragon processors. E: unless you're seriously suggesting the new Nexus has a shittier processor than a Galaxy from 2013.
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Radbot posted:Fire sale on Nexus 6 32GB, $300: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nexus-6-XT1103-Latest-Model-32GB-Unlocked-Smartphone/171945826282 This is like the 4th time Qualitycellz has offered them at this price. Great deal, actually for anyone that's interested. They are a good seller. Warranty is there even though it may not directly say, they just don't guarantee it (they sell a shitton of phones).
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Got my new Chromecast today. That was fast.
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Ordered some cheap Chinese type-C adapters off Ebay, hope they don't explode. Oh god it's going to be a adapter juggling mess like back when I switched from Mini to Micro 
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WhyteRyce posted:Ordered some cheap Chinese type-C adapters off Ebay, hope they don't explode. Oh god it's going to be a adapter juggling mess like back when I switched from Mini to Micro In B4 Google comes out and says "fast charging over USB-C requires a special cable that only we sell for $15/pop." I know this won't happen, but I'd be a bit leery of a thin 30 gauge knockoff cable with that much power passing through it. The struggle will be real, however. Can't wait to see the photos of broken ports from drunks shoving a micro cable into the bay then demanding Google replace their "defective" phone (the usual XDA defect witchhunt thread comes to mind).
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hotsauce posted:In B4 Google comes out and says "fast charging over USB-C requires a special cable that only we sell for $15/pop." I figure $6 for some adapters I can use on all my auxiliary chargers is cheap and sufficient enough to tide me over until non-poo poo type-C cables are cheaply available on Monoprice.
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WhyteRyce posted:I figure $6 for some adapters I can use on all my auxiliary chargers is cheap and sufficient enough to tide me over until non-poo poo type-C cables are cheaply available on Monoprice. http://www.amazon.com/Multi-Colour-...ds=usb-c+4+pack Four USB cables for $20, that's only $5 a cable, and you'll need atleast three (bed side, car, work) anyways.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:http://www.amazon.com/Multi-Colour-...ds=usb-c+4+pack For fast charging, will we be able to use our current wall adapters with these cables?
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:http://www.amazon.com/Multi-Colour-...ds=usb-c+4+pack Goddammit I forgot about the car. Any goon approved type C car chargers? Preferably that sell to Canadia? In the old "used to be for cigarettes" plug.
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After much deliberation, I preordered the nexus 6P. It's gonna be like a month and a half before it ships, so I got plenty of time to second guess my decision.
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KoB posted:Got my new Chromecast today. That was fast. How's the wifi performance on it? My gen 1 chrome is loving SLOW on network performance and is basically worthless as is. Hoping the new one with 5Ghz .11ac will be a beast in that regard. beerinator posted:For fast charging, will we be able to use our current wall adapters with these cables? I'll wait for Anker to come out with a full line of wall/car/battery plugs with native type-C and fast charging built in. wiki posted:USB Type-C devices also support power currents of 1.5 A and 3.0 A over the 5 V power bus in addition to baseline 900 mA ilkhan fucked around with this message at 02:08 on Oct 1, 2015 |
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Reverse Centaur posted:Goddammit I forgot about the car. Any goon approved type C car chargers? Preferably that sell to Canadia? In the old "used to be for cigarettes" plug. I've only seen one janky rear end looking one on Amazon. Going to wait until Anker or someone has one.
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Hughmoris posted:For charging times, is USB C expected to be faster or slower than Quick Charge? If you believe Google's claims, faster.
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C can deliver 100 watts at 20 volts at max output. Quickcharge 2.0 can deliver up to 60 watts at 20v. So, USB C could charge faster in theory. However, you aren't going to charge at a constant rate so signaling between the device and charger can make a difference too. Keep in mind that there are no differences in max output between QC 2.0 and 3.0 but the latter can charge faster due to more adaptive profiles as the battery fills up. I also don't know that a phone battery could take 5A at 20v for very long if at all, so the max rate may not matter.
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Hopefully this is the end of annoying rear end "this only charged >500mah on iPhone" issues with buying chargers
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Won't do poo poo about that. USB spec has been able to negotiate for more power for a long time. If a charger only responds to Apple's proprietary signaling for more power, it will only charge apple devices at a faster rate. That said, are there really 3rd party chargers out there anymore that only charge faster for Apple products? I haven't run into one for awhile.
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bull3964 posted:Won't do poo poo about that. USB spec has been able to negotiate for more power for a long time. If a charger only responds to Apple's proprietary signaling for more power, it will only charge apple devices at a faster rate. I thought the reason why Apple implemented the proprietary signaling was because there wasn't a well defined specification for power negotiation at the time? Or at least that it allowed for more fine grain control. I've only purchased Anker charger recently so I haven't had to worry about that recently. Except the one time I ordered the white version of their 4 port travel charger which did not have that support, unlike the black version I'll take the cheapo adapters over cables for now. Given that I still have a bajillion other devices that still use micro-USB it's less cables and clutter for me to just keep some adapters around my other chargers
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Pro-tip for UK goons: Carphone Warehouse somehow have N5Xes for £30/40 less than the Google store, with a free Chromecast Audio bundled, and they're expected to ship sooner than most peoples Google pre-orders. http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/lg-nexus-5x-16gb http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/lg-nexus-5x-32gb repiv fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Oct 1, 2015 |
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ThermoPhysical posted:http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...nt-fast-enough/ OIS is a serious loss, electronic stabilization is basically garbage.
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So, you know how they showed off payback controls for active display on the new X? We'll, I've been enjoying them quite a bit. But I didn't even connect the dots until now that it's game changing when it comes to casting stuff to a Chromecast, like netflix. Seriously though, this is such a loving polished thing that it's almost criminal that Google hasn't licensed it from moto to include in AOSP. Now I can't help but think how awesome it would be to have a tablet with active display like this.
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grack posted:OIS is a serious loss, electronic stabilization is basically garbage. According to the article it won't even have that, which I find hard to believe.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Fixed that for you; Samsung's an outlier in this conversation. Samsung used Snapdragons in the West until last year and still managed to have electronic image stabilization on them. It's a pretty weak justification by Google. Same as how the super-image chip made it impossible to use OIS or why they charge about 100 € more in Europe than USD in € + 20 % VAT would be, even beating Apple in the overcharge game. Or why they couldn't add wireless charging. Pretty disappointed with Google this year to be honest. Well, outside Chromecast that is.
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Decius posted:Same as how the super-image chip made it impossible to use OIS or why they charge about 100 € more in Europe than USD in € + 20 % VAT would be, even beating Apple in the overcharge game. The markups on the phones this time around is shocking. http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/09/30/prices-nexus-5x-nexus-6p-across-globe/
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Would it be cheaper to buy one in the US and have it shipped over cause if so that's dumb as gently caress
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LionYeti posted:Would it be cheaper to buy one in the US and have it shipped over cause if so that's dumb as gently caress The bands in America are all different though (at least compared to Australia), and there are two different models of phone for America and international, so it would be suboptimal. But yeah, way cheaper. I nearly did that last year with the Nexus 6 (when the dollar was close to parity and it was still a thousand dollar phone). I had someone in this thread offer to do it actually.
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LionYeti posted:Would it be cheaper to buy one in the US and have it shipped over cause if so that's dumb as gently caress Well poo poo, getting to the point where it's be cheaper to fly over to the USA for a night. It was certainly true for apple laptops a while back that I could get a return flight to new York, stay a night, buy a laptop and fly home for less than the price difference, albeit only if I dodge the vat. Not about to do that, but still. Shipping from the US is not too bad via existing postbox services, though you should try to pre pay the VAT - the add on handling fees from UPS have been nasty in the past.
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BurritoJustice posted:The bands in America are all different though (at least compared to Australia), and there are two different models of phone for America and international, so it would be suboptimal. But yeah, way cheaper. I nearly did that last year with the Nexus 6 (when the dollar was close to parity and it was still a thousand dollar phone). I had someone in this thread offer to do it actually. It's only LTE Band 28 which is handy to have but not essential.
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