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Rime posted:Doesn't work on my carrier up here in Canada, otherwise it'd have been alright. It has worse battery life and performance than the Z3C, paradoxically. Well then you're stuck. Unless you get an iPhone SE or something, but if you have an investment in the Play Store that might not work. The Android world will probably put out decent small phones again (because they want to chase the iPhone SE) but it might be a while.
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Rastor posted:It isn't quite sub-5" (5.1" screen) but the Galaxy S7 isn't too terribly huge. They made their phone ADA compliant, hot drat.
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So my boss gave me $700 towards a new phone, I'm weighing the Nexus 5x vs the 6P and I can't make up my damned mind. Part of me thinks that the 6P is too big but then again I don't often carry my phone around in my pants or something. The Nexus 5x seems like a good size but I hear all sorts of complaints about lag/throttling, heat and etc. A friend of mine complains the camera is slow to open too. Has anyone used both a bit and could offer an opinion? I'm coming from a Nexus 4 so either one will likely be a big upgrade but I won't get this chance again for 3+ years so its pretty important to me.
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Apr 1, 2016 21:04
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The 5x is a lot better now that they pushed a patch for all the lag.
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The Gunslinger posted:So my boss gave me $700 towards a new phone, I'm weighing the Nexus 5x vs the 6P and I can't make up my damned mind. Part of me thinks that the 6P is too big but then again I don't often carry my phone around in my pants or something. The Nexus 5x seems like a good size but I hear all sorts of complaints about lag/throttling, heat and etc. A friend of mine complains the camera is slow to open too. The heat\throttling complaints are actually about the Nexus 6P, but they seem to be overblown by most accounts.
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The Gunslinger posted:So my boss gave me $700 towards a new phone, I'm weighing the Nexus 5x vs the 6P and I can't make up my damned mind. Part of me thinks that the 6P is too big but then again I don't often carry my phone around in my pants or something. The Nexus 5x seems like a good size but I hear all sorts of complaints about lag/throttling, heat and etc. A friend of mine complains the camera is slow to open too. Now that the 5X has been fixed they're both good phones. You might get a little longer shelf life of better performance out of the 6P in the long run but if you don't think you're going to like a big phone then don't get a big phone. The 5X is a great size and an attractive phone, so you really have to make the trade-off between a more normal phone size with good specs vs. a big phone with excellent specs.
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Apr 1, 2016 21:48
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Ok thanks guys I'll probably get a 5x then. Shame it doesn't have a 64GB option though, 16GB default configuration is a joke.
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Apr 1, 2016 21:52
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If you want 64GB then spring for the 6P. Bigphone is love, bigphone is life.
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Apr 1, 2016 21:59
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Should maybe wait and see what people say about the HTC 10.
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On Terra Firma posted:Should maybe wait and see what people say about the HTC 10. Nah, not really
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The Gunslinger posted:Ok thanks guys I'll probably get a 5x then. Shame it doesn't have a 64GB option though, 16GB default configuration is a joke. Don't be fooled through - there is still definitely lag with the 5x. It is dramatically improved, as have the majority of the issues with the camera, but apps still open slowly at times and there is occasional stutter and poor response to taps. Its a fine device, but if I'm just given a whole $700 to pick any phone, I'm picking a GS7, GS7 Edge (+50 bucks) or Nexus 6p. If you want a Nexus, definitely the 6p and just suck it up re:size.
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Marshmallow on the Galaxy S6 and edge for Verizon was released today
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I bought a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro (Snapdragon 650 SOC) to use on Rogers here in Canada and so far it's mostly flawless (no connectivity issues on both HSPA+ and LTE). Occasionally some things have Chinese characters in them, and I see that there is now Cyanogenmod for this phone. I haven't done any ROM flashing on Android phones since my old original HTC Desire back in, uhhh, 2010. Is there a good guide or glossary with all the terminology used these days? A lot of it is alien to me now.
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Apr 1, 2016 23:01
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On Terra Firma posted:Should maybe wait and see what people say about the HTC 10. "This is like the time I paid $700 for a very nice picture frame but left the stock photo of a golden retriever in there and hung it on the wall"
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Is there a way to use Tasker or something to enable/disable Ambient Display in Marshmallow? It's really bad about doing stuff in my pocket compared to Moto's Active Display.
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Apr 1, 2016 23:39
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Did I miss something about the HTC 10 being crap before it's officially released or something?
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It's made by HTC, that's a sign to be extremely wary for years now. They haven't been well regarded in a long time.
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On Terra Firma posted:Did I miss something about the HTC 10 being crap before it's officially released or something? No but you missed something about the last couple dozen HTC attempts at phones.
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spoof posted:Long-press on the Return button if it's not on the bottom right by default. Whether it's the emoji button or Return seems to be app-specific. Whoa Yeah there's no return button in Hangouts so I guess that's why I rarely missed the emoji button. Mmm discoverable
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With the price of handsets in Canada being stupid, I ended up having to buy an S7. Which is still huge and inferior to my Z3C, but gently caress if I'm paying only slightly less than this cost for 2-3 year old hardware that doesn't even have waterproofing. Phablets like the 6P are a joke.  At least I can flip it next month if the S7 Active has the same insane-o battery life the S6A did.
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Yeah, I've decided to hold out for the next gen Moto X. Which should be...summer, hopefully? Phones are frickin huge right now.
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MechaFrogzilla posted:Yeah, I've decided to hold out for the next gen Moto X. Which should be...summer, hopefully? Phones are frickin huge right now. Last 3 Moto X screen sizes: 2013: 4.7 inches 2014: 5.2 inches 2015: 5.7 inches You're expecting a reversal in this pattern I take it?
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Rastor posted:Last 3 Moto X screen sizes: Yes, because Apple made a small phone.
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Whizbang posted:Yes, because Apple made a small phone. Apple was dragged kicking and screaming to the big phone parade by Android, and relatively tepid response to a small off-cycle iPhone isn't gonna drag the market back.
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broken clock opsec posted:Apple was dragged kicking and screaming to the big phone parade by Android, and relatively tepid response to a small off-cycle iPhone isn't gonna drag the market back. Samsung will release some kind of Galaxy Mini to copy it, and then LG will make a bad copy of that, because that's how those companies work.
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Whizbang posted:Samsung will release some kind of Galaxy Mini to copy it, and then LG will make a bad copy of that, because that's how those companies work. Samsung makes a number of niche-targeted phones, including smaller galaxy phones. This is something yet again Apple is following Android manufacturers on.
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Whizbang posted:Yes, because Apple made a small phone. You mean Apple updated their existing small phone.
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broken clock opsec posted:Samsung makes a number of niche-targeted phones, including smaller galaxy phones. This is something yet again Apple is following Android manufacturers on. But apple did it first, all of the apple fans will say.
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Rastor posted:Last 3 Moto X screen sizes: There are a few companies dropping down in size from previous generations. It's happening across the board.
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Rastor posted:Last 3 Moto X screen sizes: I figured that Moto X Pure was considered a different line due to the size, and everything I've seen written about the 2016 version marks it as a spiritual successor to the Moto X 2014. Is this expectation unwarranted? I would be fine with a 5.2 screen, but if it's larger than that then I suppose I'll buy an S7.
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Ages ago I put a website bookmark in a folder of SwipePad (you can add whatever you can to your home screen). However, I can't seem to figure out how I used to do that. I feel like it used to be in with the shortcuts. Does anyone have any idea how to do this nowadays?
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dissss posted:You mean Apple updated their existing small phone. It's as if having a diverse range of phones using common internals at different price points for the majority of consumers is a unique strategy. You don't have to go back to the granite and chisel every time you wanna make a phone, I'd love a 2016 M7. incoherent fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Apr 2, 2016 |
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broken clock opsec posted:Samsung makes a number of niche-targeted phones, including smaller galaxy phones. This is something yet again Apple is following Android manufacturers on.
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Endless Mike posted:None of the smaller Galaxy phones have nearly equivalent specs to the top-end flagships. They certainly won't receive the same level of support as the flagships. Only Sony has really done that. Aside from not getting same-day iOS releases (which you're not going to get, because Android) you're not convincing anyone that giving a smaller phone the same specs from last year's flagship isn't something Android has been doing for years.
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Small phones are bad. Embrace the fabulous phablet future.
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Here's a little hint, before some loving piece of poo poo insinuates something stupid: I can't palm a basketball and I only wear my jorts to juggalo parties. Fucktards.
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broken clock opsec posted:Aside from not getting same-day iOS releases (which you're not going to get, because Android) you're not convincing anyone that giving a smaller phone the same specs from last year's flagship isn't something Android has been doing for years. He doesn't have to be convincing, the fact that he's correct should be enough. Also it isn't a lack of "same day" updates, it's a lack of any at all. So aside from being completely wrong in every way you're totally right.
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I bought a 6P today and I'm really glad I did because it's a very nice phone.
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Smythe posted:Small phones are bad. Embrace the fabulous phablet future. It's ok to be wrong.
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