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3peat posted:My nexus 5 is falling apart so I looked up what's the best under $200 phone right now and ordered a xiaomi RN4X; can't wait not having to recharge during the day, that xiaomi supposedly does 14hr screen on time I've been looking at the Redmi Note 4 for a while. It is a killer in the budget segment, but what's holding me back is that over time Xiaomi changed it's suppliers for ever cheaper components. If you bought this Phone at release you had to pay 30 bucks more and got a Sony sensor (same as in LG G6), a solid display and an all around good experience. After a few month when the reviews were done they changed the sensor for a worse Samsung one, and now you get an even worse Omnivision sensor. And if you are unlucky they give you a display with motion blur nowadays. link I would pay more for the better components, but it's too much of a lottery for me. btw: I miss your posts about Romania in D&D edit: Check this out, it has been reported to work on RN4 as well with the right sensor. Welsh Rarebitch fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Aug 15, 2017 |
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Welsh Rarebitch posted:I've been looking at the Redmi Note 4 for a while. It is a killer in the budget segment, but what's holding me back is that over time Xiaomi changed it's suppliers for ever cheaper components. If you bought this Phone at release you had to pay 30 bucks more and got a Sony sensor (same as in LG G6), a solid display and an all around good experience. I don't care about the camera since I only use my phone for internet and phonecalls, but the display stuff seems concerning. Otoh people on local forums who have the note 4x seem extremely happy with it, so I hope the models we're getting in the shops here are the good kind. Otherwise I can always return it, tho there's nothing else at this price worth buying (the likes of moto g5+ or lenovo p2 are over 50% more expensive here)
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Pixel 2 (non-xl) hit the FCC today. Squeezable sides confirmed in screenshots as is 64gb storage. http://www.droid-life.com/2017/08/15/google-pixel-2-hit-fcc-today-reveals-ton-phone/
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bull3964 posted:Squeezable sides confirmed 
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Aug 15, 2017 23:45
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Just think. When you clench your fist in anger, you can also snap a selfie!
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Welsh Rarebitch posted:I've been looking at the Redmi Note 4 for a while. I think the only thing more confusing than a totally different company having a "Note 4" is that Samsung apparently already has a tablet called the "Note 8.0"
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Aug 15, 2017 23:57
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Honestly, Samsung should use this opportunity to pivot on the name to the successor to the Note 7 and call it the Galaxy Notate. Then they can start counting upwards again and leave the tainted branding behind.
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bull3964 posted:Honestly, Samsung should use this opportunity to pivot on the name to the successor to the Note 7 and call it the Galaxy Notate. Then they can start counting upwards again and leave the tainted branding behind. Just needs an extra letter; the Samsung Galaxy SL8 
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Aug 16, 2017 00:37
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Is xiaomi the company that doesn't even ship their phones with the Play Store installed?
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Aug 16, 2017 02:27
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looks that way from googling. It's easy to install tho
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bull3964 posted:Pixel 2 (non-xl) hit the FCC today. Squeezable sides confirmed in screenshots as is 64gb storage. This pretty much confirmed the Pixel 2 is basically a u11 with a slight chassis change.
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nerdrum posted:This pretty much confirmed the Pixel 2 is basically a u11 with a slight chassis change. At least the U11 is a pretty dang good phone. Pixelation should make it even better.
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Mental Hospitality posted:At least the U11 is a pretty dang good phone. Pixelation should make it even better. I've been using one for two weeks and after installing the pixel camera, I honestly can't say I have a single issue with it and I use the dumb loving squeeze thing at least 2,000,000% more than I was expecting to.
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nerdrum posted:I've been using one for two weeks and after installing the pixel camera, I honestly can't say I have a single issue with it and I use the dumb loving squeeze thing at least 2,000,000% more than I was expecting to. How do you install outside .apks to a phone? I saw that on AndroidPolice, but I've uh, never not used the Play Store for apps. 
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Mister Facetious posted:How do you install outside .apks to a phone? I saw that on AndroidPolice, but I've uh, never not used the Play Store for apps. Download them, run them. Easy as that.
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Mental Hospitality posted:Is xiaomi the company that doesn't even ship their phones with the Play Store installed? A whole bunch of Chinese companies do this as Google services are illegal in China.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Download them, run them. Easy as that. Well, there's my problem; I never use Chrome for anything but unknown foods at the local asian mart. Doesn't support the G6's wide angle lens. Taking a pic in darkness with the flash took a good two, maybe three seconds to complete. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Aug 16, 2017 |
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nerdrum posted:This pretty much confirmed the Pixel 2 is basically a u11 with a slight chassis change. 'Slight'? The screen is a full half inch smaller and the camera module, fingerprint sensor, and speakers are in different places. That pretty much means a completely different mainboard arrangement inside. So.. i guess they share the same SoC at least.
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Mental Hospitality posted:Is xiaomi the company that doesn't even ship their phones with the Play Store installed? I think that's the case in China, here in Europe they come with play store, Google apps and local languages like any other phone
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Mental Hospitality posted:At least the U11 is a pretty dang good phone. Pixelation should make it even better. Provided they iron out the structural problems of the U11.
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Emails for the Essential phone went out promising shipping within a week. Reviewers also apparently got their own already. I'm thinking that other than in design, it's not going to blow anybody's mind
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logikv9 posted:Emails for the Essential phone went out promising shipping within a week. Reviewers also apparently got their own already. I'm thinking that other than in design, it's not going to blow anybody's mind Only the black phones are shipping within the week. The white phone are still a "couple weeks" out, and since it's essential, who knows. Still gonna get one instead of the Pixel, I think. At least if it reviews well.
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The Nokia 8 event is today in London but every site seems to already know all the information about it.
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Oh, man, I totally forgot this thread exists! I've had my Nexus 5 for almost 2 1/2 years, and now that I'm off my contract (Virgin Mobile in Canada), I've started to notice that 13GB isn't enough for music and podcasts, the battery isn't holding its charge as well as it used to, and it has a tendency to slow down (I play Pokemon Go on it, but it can't be that bad). I'm looking at getting a new one with (maybe) a new plan from Virgin Mobile. The ones I'm stuck between are either Samsung Galaxy series or any decent LG. Most of them now seem to offer MicroSD slots (so memory issues aren't a factor), so I'm really just worried about battery and performance. I don't need the latest ones, but I don't mind paying a few hundred bucks with a new plan.
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Hey guys, I’ve got a problem as the family Tech Guy who knows nothing about current Android phones, and would appreciate any suggestions. Any suggestions for a sub-$100 smartphone to be used on US Cellular? They just want to make phone calls, send texts, and use the camera (currently using a 2010-era point and shoot camera, so quality isn’t a huge issue I don’t think). Maaaybe stream Pandora while on WiFi and a few other basic things, but probably not. Being restricted to 3G speeds if necessary would be ok. Moto E? Moto X? I seem to remember people saying to stay away from LG, but ... well I’m completely out of the Android loop. Edit: crap I forgot about the recommend me a phone thread, sorry.
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mojo1701a posted:Oh, man, I totally forgot this thread exists! Use Google music and put your stuff in the cloud (sd cards are bad), enjoy never running out of space again. And get a pixel.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:Hey guys, I’ve got a problem as the family Tech Guy who knows nothing about current Android phones, and would appreciate any suggestions. A 2010 point and shoot camera is going to take better pictures than a 2017 budge phone.
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First look of the essential until the 25th? They're asking you to have a lot of faith on a phone that apparently doesn't have as good specs as the one plus
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So I decided I couldn't deal with my 6p dying at 60% battery anymore and decided to grab a $200-off Pixel XL and sell the RMA replacement 6p. There's really nothing to say about the Pixel that hasn't been said here countless times, (it really is shockingly fast holy poo poo) but I felt I needed to point out one very important thing: The buttons are clicky as fuuuuuuuck. Like I would never ever have believed that a phone could have such satisfyingly clicky buttons. Suck it, that one dude. 
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Mogomra posted:I just need a cable that I can put in my carry-on bag that I can use to charge and transfer files when I need it. Perhaps 3.1 isn't even going to make a difference? I don't know. I spent a bunch of time on this last weekend looking through spreadsheets and Benson reviews. USB 3 cables seem to cap out at 1m long. Maybe that's just the physical limit for that signal over this medium. All the 2m cables I found from reputable brands were USB 2. I ended up getting a 1m USB 3 cable for transferring files to my Pixel. I compared it against a 2m USB 2 and the file transfer speed is actually much faster. So it does make a difference if you're transferring large files often. For charging, I believe the USB spec matters less or maybe not at all. Just grab the 2m Anker with a billion reviews on Amazon. I can link the specific cables I bought when I get home, if you like.
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mojo1701a posted:Oh, man, I totally forgot this thread exists! The answer is either the G5+ with 4GB of RAM (I think that's available in Canada, it's $240 here in the US with ads from Amazon) or the Pixel which is currently being clearanced and surely cheap where you are. I went from a Nexus 5 to a Pixel XL personally and I'll tell you now the Pixel will blow your dick out through your eyeballs with how good it is. I can't speak to Canadian plans unfortunately. Theris posted:So I decided I couldn't deal with my 6p dying at 60% battery anymore and decided to grab a $200-off Pixel XL and sell the RMA replacement 6p. There's really nothing to say about the Pixel that hasn't been said here countless times, (it really is shockingly fast holy poo poo) but I felt I needed to point out one very important thing: It's been nine months for me and I'm still amazed with how good the Pixel is. I know there are cheaper options that are good but after having a Pixel there's no way I'd try anything else.
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RZA Encryption posted:A 2010 point and shoot camera is going to take better pictures than a 2017 budge phone.
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ColdPie posted:I spent a bunch of time on this last weekend looking through spreadsheets and Benson reviews. USB 3 cables seem to cap out at 1m long. Maybe that's just the physical limit for that signal over this medium. All the 2m cables I found from reputable brands were USB 2. I'm pretty sure that with those fast speeds, anything over 1m is going to need thicker wires, which means thicker cables and probably different connectors. That may even lead to new tooling. Your costs start adding up quickly.
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Calaveron posted:First look of the essential until the 25th? They're asking you to have a lot of faith on a phone that apparently doesn't have as good specs as the one plus As One Plus has proved, specs don't mean a whole lot above a certain point.
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LastInLine posted:The answer is either the G5+ with 4GB of RAM (I think that's available in Canada, it's $240 here in the US with ads from Amazon) or the Pixel which is currently being clearanced and surely cheap where you are. I went from a Nexus 5 to a Pixel XL personally and I'll tell you now the Pixel will blow your dick out through your eyeballs with how good it is. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have the Pixel, but the LG G6 is only $100 for a gold plan ($5 more/mo for two years compared to $620 at silver) looks good to me. I'll see if I can get it online. My last phone and plan was done at Best Buy, and I don't think they have the complete selection there.
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Yeah, the Pixel discount on the Google store is over, I tried it the other day and was rudely surprised my order was the full $870. Now they're just offering the free Daydream which  . So, if you want a Pixel, I'd say wait, watch like a hawk, and jump on the deal the moment it pops up, cause drat that was quick.
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LastInLine posted:The answer is either the G5+ with 4GB of RAM (I think that's available in Canada, it's $240 here in the US with ads from Amazon) G5+ isn't available here  What I'd recommend the person does is order it in the US and ship to an address there. There's a ton of cross border parcel services that we use regularly for this kind of thing.
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