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Jossos posted:All the reviews I've read are pretty good for its price range, and I'm not keen on Nexus simply because I don't like the way it looks. Is there an obvious flaw I'm missing, besides their retarded purchase system? Uh, could be their legendarily terrible support, even worse warranty's, the weird/shoddy hardware problems (buttons with intermittent problems, bad CPU under clocked to stop it from overheating, lovely battery life), weird/shoddy software problems (camera refuses to focus, or won't take a photo if the flash is on, WiFi and Bluetooth problems, sync problems etc, etc). TLDR; the retarded purchase system is really just the most public facing manifestation of their general shittiness. Enjoy!
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Hmm, that sounds bad. I'll keep on looking. Thanks!
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Nov 5, 2015 14:09
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Jossos posted:Not sure if this is the place to ask, but is there a thread for OnePlus? I'd be interested in getting an invite to their retarded invite-only purchase system for the OnePlus 2. There's a thread but you have to show everyone your titties and vagina before you can post there.
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Nov 5, 2015 15:31
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Jossos posted:Hmm, that sounds bad. I'll keep on looking. Thanks! What's wrong with the way the Nexus line "looks?"
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Nov 5, 2015 15:31
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BoyBlunder posted:What's wrong with the way the Nexus line "looks?" I mean, I like the looks of the 6P, but the looks of the 5X an the 6P are both...controversial.
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Nov 5, 2015 15:42
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I really like the looks of the 5x. Very solid design and device. The bump is not very pronounced at all.
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Nov 5, 2015 15:46
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I wasn't really trying to invite a bunch of opinions on how each of them look. I was just pointing out that the question "Whats wrong with how they look?" is kind of a weird question given everything thats been said about their looks. But, anyway, I can certainly see how someone would like the looks of the 5X, I just personally don't like it. Kind of like when I look at a nicely done Victorian-style home...I can appreciate it, and understand it looks good to many people, I just think it's unattractive.
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Nov 5, 2015 15:49
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BoyBlunder posted:What's wrong with the way the Nexus line "looks?" The front is fine, it's the back that I don't care for, the giant Nexus branding on the back doesn't do it for me. Sure it'll probably be in a case and all, but if my first impression wasn't positive, a second or third glance isn't going to change my mind about that probably.
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Nov 5, 2015 15:53
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Oneplus is awful but I can't help but look at the Oneplus X. I'm trying to find a cheap but good phone for my girlfriend, and she hates on-screen buttons. This means either an iPhone (she doesn't like them) or Samsung (which is too expensive if you're talking about a S6). Somebody talk me out of it, thanks.
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Nov 5, 2015 15:58
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Logikv9 posted:Oneplus is awful but I can't help but look at the Oneplus X. I'm trying to find a cheap but good phone for my girlfriend, and she hates on-screen buttons. This means either an iPhone (she doesn't like them) or Samsung (which is too expensive if you're talking about a S6). What about getting last year's Samsung models? No on screen buttons and should be cheaper.
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Nov 5, 2015 16:11
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Logikv9 posted:Oneplus is awful but I can't help but look at the Oneplus X. I'm trying to find a cheap but good phone for my girlfriend, and she hates on-screen buttons. This means either an iPhone (she doesn't like them) or Samsung (which is too expensive if you're talking about a S6). Would a Galaxy S5 be sufficient?
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Nov 5, 2015 16:11
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Remember when everyone was freaking out about the 6p and I said it would be fine? 
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Nov 5, 2015 16:19
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Logikv9 posted:Oneplus is awful but I can't help but look at the Oneplus X. I'm trying to find a cheap but good phone for my girlfriend, and she hates on-screen buttons. This means either an iPhone (she doesn't like them) or Samsung (which is too expensive if you're talking about a S6). The ZenFone 2 doesn't have on-screen buttons and there are a bunch of Blu phones without on-screen buttons. People please stop talking about buying Oneplus phones, you don't want to do that.
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Nov 5, 2015 16:20
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Jossos posted:Hmm, that sounds bad. I'll keep on looking. Thanks! A friend has had the Oneplus for a year now and the microphone stops working intermittently, so when he calls people he won't know if they can't hear him unless they say something/hang up. Seems like a bad problem for a phone to have.
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Nov 5, 2015 16:21
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Does Google ever do Black Friday deals for Nexus phones, particularly this soon after launch?
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Nov 5, 2015 16:25
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Super Dude posted:What about getting last year's Samsung models? No on screen buttons and should be cheaper. Kaiju Cage Match posted:Would a Galaxy S5 be sufficient? She has an S4 now, would an S5 be a significant upgrade? I remember watching the S5 keynote and coming out of it very underwhelmed. Rastor posted:The ZenFone 2 doesn't have on-screen buttons and there are a bunch of Blu phones without on-screen buttons. I didn't know that about the Zenfone, thanks I'll look into it.
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Nov 5, 2015 16:28
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Logikv9 posted:She has an S4 now, would an S5 be a significant upgrade? I remember watching the S5 keynote and coming out of it very underwhelmed. http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-S4,Samsung-Galaxy-S5,Asus-ZenFone-2/phones/7597,8202,9050 At the time it was released there were a lot of feelings that the exterior design was the same / underwhelming. quote:I didn't know that about the Zenfone, thanks I'll look into it.
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Nov 5, 2015 16:32
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Jossos posted:To buy one of the phones without having to go through gray import and running the risk of getting dinged for (European) import taxes? Even with lovely import tax the One Plus X is still cheaper than most phones in Sweden and I'm in dire need of a phone so I ordered it. As long as I can listen to music on it I'm happy. The Nexus 5X 16gb model costs more than $500 here. I know plenty of people with OnePlus devices and they haven't had problems at least. But who knows. Guess I'll find out for myself. I also liked the OPX since it doesn't have a finger print reader, something I am not interested in having at all. My Optimus 2X and Nexus 4 were hardly perfect to say the least. Boar It fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Nov 5, 2015 |
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Nov 5, 2015 16:50
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Logikv9 posted:I didn't know that about the Zenfone, thanks I'll look into it.
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Nov 5, 2015 16:51
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Torabi posted:My Optimus 2X  You poor soul.
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Nov 5, 2015 17:07
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Maker Of Shoes posted:
I'm using it right now because my Nexus 4 broke because of reasons. I can't even log into my google account with it because the password is "wrong" despite working fine on PC. It also detects ALL wifis in my building except the one in my apartment. Doesn't help that it is running a really old version of cyanogenmod.
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Nov 5, 2015 17:10
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Require More Fire posted:Does Google ever do Black Friday deals for Nexus phones, particularly this soon after launch? No
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Syrinxx posted:Also take a look at the OneTouch Idol 3, it's a very good price for the specs it has. Apparently the screen is better than the ZenFone as well but I don't know firsthand. Idol 3 is (from my very limited hands-on) a pretty decent phone. Reviews indicate battery is better then zenfone as well, but cup is significantly weaker if the dude/dudette looking at them cares 
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Nov 5, 2015 17:26
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Rastor posted:The ZenFone 2 doesn't have on-screen buttons and there are a bunch of Blu phones without on-screen buttons. I wouldn't recommend a Blu phone unless it was one of their higher end ones (which are usually $250-400), as anything below that range is gimped by 1gb of ram which is pretty drat noticeable nowadays compared to higher amounts. The O+X looks like a not bad phone for the money, but still it's OnePlus so ygwypf. Also lol at the search term "one plus sex" becoming more popular.
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Nov 5, 2015 18:32
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Quick question, I am still using my Note 3 I got 2 years ago and I still really enjoy it, but I am getting about 6 hours of battery life out of it. The screen isn't on all the time, and I've been watching what is taking the battery life, and its android OS and android system so there are no rogue apps. Could it just be after 2 years of charging my battery is finally going bad?
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Nov 5, 2015 18:40
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So I'm a couple weeks or whatever into life with my new nexus 5x companion-bot, and I love it, but there's some weirdness I can't seem to successfully google. Sitting on my desk, the screen blinks the time every few seconds. There are no notifications showing. I don't see an option that obviously corresponds to this behavior, nor a good reason I'd want it to happen. Is it supposed to do this? More importantly, about once a week I'll have a series of unexplained restarts. I have no widgets, and don't have any run-in-the-background sort of apps besides lightflow and tapet. A couple restarts happened while futzing with WiFi settings, and I think they've all happened while connected to the lovely work WiFi. I'm at a loss for how to diagnose this. I'm on Verizon if it makes any difference.
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Nov 5, 2015 19:05
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Blue Footed Booby posted:So I'm a couple weeks or whatever into life with my new nexus 5x companion-bot, and I love it, but there's some weirdness I can't seem to successfully google. It's picking up some vibration that is triggering the active display (or thinks it is). You absentmindedly kicking the desk or something? No idea on the restarts, mine hasn't done that.
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Nov 5, 2015 19:12
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The 6P bump is a non-issue. Dunno why anyone even talks about it, it looks 10x more pronounced in pictures, in person its not noticeable.
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Nov 5, 2015 19:17
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I'd say the biggest problem with the Nexus is the lack of a micro-sd slot.
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Nov 5, 2015 19:23
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Blue Footed Booby posted:So I'm a couple weeks or whatever into life with my new nexus 5x companion-bot, and I love it, but there's some weirdness I can't seem to successfully google. You dont have lightflow installed by any chance do you? sbaldrick posted:I'd say the biggest problem with the Nexus is the lack of a micro-sd slot. lets not do this please
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Nov 5, 2015 19:27
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Skarsnik posted:You dont have lightflow installed by any chance do you? Yes.  I'd somehow concluded that couldn't be it, but I have no idea why I thought that. Gonna uninstall, I guess.Edit: blinking went away after I uninstalled. I'm really dumb.
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Nov 5, 2015 19:34
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sbaldrick posted:I'd say the biggest problem with the Nexus is the lack of a micro-sd slot. This, also lack of a full size usb port and that its not a flip phone.
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Nov 5, 2015 19:36
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Don Lapre posted:This, also lack of a full size usb port and that its not a flip phone. No, really, can we not rehash this argument again? Please?
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Nov 5, 2015 19:38
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Shut up about sd cards. The real issue with the Nexus line is non removable batteries.
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Nov 5, 2015 19:41
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Yes. I'm sure it'll get fixed soon enough, the developer seems pretty quick to sort stuff usually I've got one of the Google cases on mine that turns on and off the screen as you open or close it, so light flow is more useful to me than the ambient display
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Nov 5, 2015 19:45
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Thermopyle posted:Shut up about sd cards. Can we bring back pull-out antennas?
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Nov 5, 2015 20:06
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Thermopyle posted:Shut up about sd cards. I disagree, I think it's the lack of a hardware keyboard that is really holding the line back.
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Nov 5, 2015 20:20
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BoyBlunder posted:What's wrong with the way the Nexus line "looks?" I'm not much of a fan of either Nexus' appearance and if I were to say why I'd say that from the front the bezels are too large both top and bottom. The symmetry of the bezels contributes to this with them being unnecessarily confusing and just far too bland. On the back the 5X is overly complicated and gaudy with rings and a giant name and slots and poo poo and the 6P is just bizarre with its Cylon window. The toothpaste blue color of the 5X is just horrible. Overall I find them uninspired at best and ugly at worst. I can't think of a major OEM making a flagship I'd consider worse (though I might say the M9 because it's so dated but I still think it's a better aesthetic). This is the first year of Nexus devices that I've found actively aesthetically displeasing. Usually I find them to be quite attractive (the only one I thought was meh was the Nexus 4) but this year both are just extremely unappealing to me.
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Nov 5, 2015 20:36
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Just make a 5" Nexus one complete with RGB trackball
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Thermopyle posted:Shut up about sd cards. gently caress off with this poo poo. If we're going to increase thickness to accommodate removable batteries they should just be putting keyboards back on phones. e: Specifically a 10 key because I'm pretty loving boss at T9. Don Lapre posted:Just make a 5" Nexus one complete with RGB trackball I would unironically be very okay with this.
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