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CLAM DOWN posted:Merry Pixel Day Eve, thread Im actually looking forward to reviews on the new pixel. Not a fan of that orange button on them or the dual tone back but thats nothing a good case cant fix. Anyone know of any apps to detect battery vampire apps that dont show on the battery usage meter?
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PerrineClostermann posted:I've yet to find a swiping keyboard with high accuracy. I don't think I'm being horrible with my inputs but they really make me wonder... I just want a swipe keyboard that knows what to do with hyphenation. I can type out tshirt and noone with SwiftKey and it'll give me t-shirt and no-one as options, but try swiping those words and it draws a complete blank.
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:I just want a swipe keyboard that knows what to do with hyphenation. I can type out tshirt and noone with SwiftKey and it'll give me t-shirt and no-one as options, but try swiping those words and it draws a complete blank. "no one" shouldn't be hyphenated anyway so it's helping you out. Swype has never given me any trouble with oddball words.
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Oct 4, 2017 11:41
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Gsmarena is saying no IP rating for the 2 XL
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Oct 4, 2017 11:51
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Incessant Excess posted:Gsmarena is saying no IP rating for the 2 XL None at all? That doesn't make any sense, it must at least be slightly dust/water resistant, just maybe not to IP67. How did they possibly get the idea to make a phone lacking a feature that every other phone has had for a year or so?
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Oct 4, 2017 12:00
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"Dust and water resistance are still basic, there’s no IP rating."
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Oct 4, 2017 12:05
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The Pixel 2 XL is made of delicious sugar, but there were some tradeoffs to this clearly otherwise superior design such as a complete lack of waterproofing and a tendency to attract wasps.
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Oct 4, 2017 12:10
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Why would they remove the headphone jack if not for water-resistance purposes?
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Oct 4, 2017 12:29
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If that's accurate I'm out til the Pixel 3. Or unless they want to cut a few quid off the price. Bullshit to expect goons to pay top sterling for hardware that pales in many ways to the competition, even if the software is nice.
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Oct 4, 2017 12:36
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So how much larger will an XL 2 be than an Nexus 6p? Since I have the latter.
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Oct 4, 2017 12:39
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Fat_Cow posted:So how much larger will an XL 2 be than an Nexus 6p? Since I have the latter. Supposedly it's the same physical dimensions as the XL 1, so marginally smaller than the 6p.
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Oct 4, 2017 12:43
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Vykk.Draygo posted:Why would they remove the headphone jack if not for water-resistance purposes?
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Oct 4, 2017 13:33
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Vykk.Draygo posted:Why would they remove the headphone jack if not for water-resistance purposes? At this point I'm not even sure what the tangible improvements are. A new Snapdragon chip I guess?
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Vykk.Draygo posted:Why would they remove the headphone jack if not for water-resistance purposes? Why for gently caress-you purposes, of course.
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Oct 4, 2017 14:00
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Holy poo poo, that price and no IP rating? Really? What in the almighty Christ? The V30 has IP68, too. Also, a lot of people were bitching Google out for no IP rating the last time, given that Android phones with it were showing up, and Apple's show pony was also boasting about it. They have no excuse for ignoring it with this round of Pixels. --edit: How true is the GSMArena specs leak, anyway? It lists an RGB notification LED for the XL. --edit2: And how do preorders in the Google Store work? If I make one and then switch credit cards, the new one will get booked? I'm in midsts of switching banks (here in Europe cards are tied to accounts). Combat Pretzel fucked around with this message at 14:25 on Oct 4, 2017 |
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Oct 4, 2017 14:18
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The Gunslinger posted:At this point I'm not even sure what the tangible improvements are. A new Snapdragon chip I guess? I think one of the rumors is that the Pixel 2 will also have some kind of dedicated image processing chip that would make the camera better in some way?
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grimcreaper posted:Yeah, its not like those 3 days probates for saying Samsung is the best manufacturer of phones or something. If you think thats why you were probated, and you're still holding a grudge over it from months ago, there's no hope for you and you should get off the internet train. (Samsung probably is the best manufacturer of Android phones, so why would I probate you for saying that)
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Incessant Excess posted:I think one of the rumors is that the Pixel 2 will also have some kind of dedicated image processing chip that would make the camera better in some way? Pretty sure Google always used their own solution instead of relying on the Snapdragon built-in functions for this in recent years.
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Thermopyle posted:Samsung probably is the best manufacturer of Android phones MOOOOODS! This type of filth is unwarranted in this forum and this thread!!
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Oct 4, 2017 14:55
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Thermopyle posted:(Samsung probably is the best manufacturer of Android phones, so why would I probate you for saying that) Sorry but I think you're going to have to eat a sixer for this blasphemy.
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sleepwalkers posted:MOOOOODS! This type of filth is unwarranted in this forum and this thread!! Everyone has moods, don't call me out!
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Thermopyle posted:(Samsung probably is the best manufacturer of Android phones, so why would I probate you for saying that) yeah and oneplus comes in with a close second
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Google handles all support for the Pixels regardless of where you buy them from, right? Buying a 5X off of Newegg was one of the worst tech decisions of my life.
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Twerk from Home posted:Google handles all support for the Pixels regardless of where you buy them from, right? Buying a 5X off of Newegg was one of the worst tech decisions of my life.  maybe they'll end up offloading the inevitably high cost of handling support/replacement for the P2XL.
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FAUXTON posted:yeah and oneplus comes in with a close second Hmm, I'm not sure about this. WRT to Samsung I'd just like to point out that there's a difference between manufacturing a phone and writing software for it. On the other hand, there's lots of poo poo-tier manufacturers that haven't shipped a bomb disguised as a phone, so I guess I'm not as confident about my assertions on Samsung's manufacturing prowess as I first let on.
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Thermopyle posted:Everyone has moods, don't call me out! Motomoods
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Decius posted:Pretty sure Google always used their own solution instead of relying on the Snapdragon built-in functions for this in recent years. This is what I'm referring to, again from GSMArena: "The “Pixel Visual Core” caught our attention, though. Rumors suggest that Google has created a special chip to do image processing, going beyond the HDR+, which runs on Qualcomm’s IPS."
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I mean, hardware wise, Samsungs are probably one of the most consistently well manufactured phones from a hardware perspective, exploding Notes aside. Where things get muddy is when Samsung insists on making GBS threads up their phones with their lousy UI and apps. To put it this way: If Samsung made a flagship Android One phone that came AOSP with none of the Samsung ecosystem bullshit. I would probably buy and use that phone without a second thought. Twerk from Home posted:Google handles all support for the Pixels regardless of where you buy them from, right? Buying a 5X off of Newegg was one of the worst tech decisions of my life. Don't quote me on this but I think you have to specifically buy it from Google otherwise you deal with your wireless carrier (if you buy it through Verizon) or with HTC/LG (If you buy it from Amazon or Best Buy)
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DeathSandwich posted:Don't quote me on this but I think you have to specifically buy it from Google otherwise you deal with your wireless carrier (if you buy it through Verizon) or with HTC/LG (If you buy it from Amazon or Best Buy) This is exactly what I'm afraid of. The only thing worse than dealing with a wireless carrier is dealing with HTC or LG.
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With Project Treble and its work on the HAL, it's not inconceivable that in a year or so it will be trivial to load any device with Android software without fear that half the poo poo will be broken. Of course you'll still have to rely on *~69WEEDGOKU420*~ to cook up the package over at xda and you'll break everything that requires secure boot, but it should work flawlessly.
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As an iPhone user most likely moving to Android, I don't care about: -water resistance (I've only had iPhones through the 6s) -removable batteries -removable sd cards -wireless charging I care about: -getting a larger screen -taking good photos Maybe Google made the Pixel series for people like me?
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Why don't we all wait for 6 hours and get all the details before any freak outs commence?
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TheWevel posted:As an iPhone user most likely moving to Android, I don't care about : Yes, the Pixel has always been solely about iPhone conquests. I mean, it couldn't have been about anything else since that would've driven Samsung out of the Android ecosystem entirely. The idea was "all those people who tried a Galaxy and found it poo poo aren't coming back. If we're going to make hardware, let's make it for those people" since, obviously, Google already gets all the data from Galaxy owners already. The idea was always to grow the ecosystem, not to compete with their partners over a pie of a static size.
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Having used their newest version of their UI for some time now: It's not bad. It has actually some very neat ideas I'd love to see in Vanilla (sliding away the button bar, their Internet browser, secure folder, designated sound output per App, the Bixby voice controls...).
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TheWevel posted:As an iPhone user most likely moving to Android, I don't care about : Yeah probably because the pixel camera is drat impressive  
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bull3964 posted:Why don't we all wait for 6 hours and get all the details before any freak outs commence? gently caress that noise Decius posted:Having used their newest version of their UI for some time now: It's not bad. It has actually some very neat ideas I'd love to see in Vanilla (sliding away the button bar, their Internet browser, secure folder, designated sound output per App, the Bixby voice controls...). Yes, in their software Samsung has lots of good ideas mixed in with lots of bad ideas.
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Decius posted:Having used their newest version of their UI for some time now: It's not bad. It has actually some very neat ideas I'd love to see in Vanilla (sliding away the button bar, their Internet browser, secure folder, designated sound output per App, the Bixby voice controls...). I seem to remember reading somewhere where they talked about how that's exactly what they wanted out of OEMs, to develop ideas that can and should make it into the "stock" Android software. The stuff Samsung did with the home button is really cool and that's the one feature they should steal soon.
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LastInLine posted:Yes, the Pixel has always been solely about iPhone conquests. I mean, it couldn't have been about anything else since that would've driven Samsung out of the Android ecosystem entirely. The idea was "all those people who tried a Galaxy and found it poo poo aren't coming back. If we're going to make hardware, let's make it for those people" since, obviously, Google already gets all the data from Galaxy owners already. I can say with a high degree of certainty that if my only choice for high end flagship was Samsung, I would likely jump to Apple. I have owned and still own Samsung products and I absolutely could not use their software on something I use as often as my phone. It's a complete non-starter to me.
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TheWevel posted:As an iPhone user most likely moving to Android, I don't care about : I mean, if all you care about is large screen + good camera. There's half a dozen flagships out there that already do that and have been out for up to the last year. Pixel 1 XL, HTC U11 (same screen size as the pixel at 5.5 inches), Sony Xperia XZ Premium (5.46 inch screen), and any of the Samsung Galaxy 8 line (S8+ is 6.2 inch display, Note 8 is 6.3 inch) all have good to great cameras and all of them have some not-insignificant downsides to them that aren't directly related to either the camera or the display.
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