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RZA Encryption posted:you could make the argument that they care more about functionality than aesthetics, but then you get to their software and realize they have neither. 
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butt dickus posted:I'm not arguing for Samsung here, and you should know better than that. I'm arguing that this guy picked a dumb thing to focus on. Pretend I drew lines over the sides of the Nexus 6 here. (None of those ports, buttons, and tray slots line up either) It's basically the mother of all motorized wheeled goalposts.
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Apr 28, 2015 19:43
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Re: unlocking. It took literally 2$ and maybe 5 hours of waiting for the eBay guy to get an unlock code for my Ascend Mate 2 (consumer cellular version 75$ cheaper then unlocked). Also 91% battery and 1.5 hours of screen on time on LTE. I love this giant rear end phone.
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Apr 28, 2015 19:47
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TraderStav posted:Already dabbling with the Moto 360. I like the ease of sifting through 95% of my useless notifications in hope of one of the 5% I want to pay attention to without pulling out my phone. I'm not that big of a fan of talking to my wrist for the same reasons that I don't like talking to my phone. Majority of the time I'm in a place where I feel weird to do so, especially when I have to report my dumb message four times and I realize that it's really not something that is important or needed to be said but just took up 30 seconds of my time fussing when I could've just typed it. You can filter what messages show up on your watch and I never have trouble finding a quiet spot to talk quietly without looking like a retard. Also am amazed at how good the voice to text is, but I have one of those ultra-formal western Canadian accents. On a side note, my wife's East Indian grandmother, who lives in London, was asking if Mr. Google was English or Punjabi. She thought maybe even Sikh with that name. UnfortunateSexFart fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Apr 28, 2015 |
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Apr 28, 2015 19:54
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MycroftXXX posted:So my girl bought the "Unlocked" Moto X 2014 and its not unlocked. Is unlocking a phone really as easy as just getting an unlock code and plugging it in? If not I'm going to just return the damned thing because the rear end in a top hat didn't sell it as advertised. This happened to me when I bought an HTC one m7 recently. He was very understanding and must have made a mistake but I decided to just pay $10 for an unlock code from a website. Got it instantly, typed in the code and I was good to go. Easier then shipping it back and only a little more expensive.
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One week with my HTC One M7 Android 5.0 upgrade: Its really really nice and fixed it all the nagging issues I had (lock screen quick menu). UI is impressive and response is quicker on the OS vs 4.4, but sucks on the battery a bit more. We'll never get the 5.1 that fixes the batt consumption. Now waiting for my moto X 2013 5.0 upgrade.
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Apr 28, 2015 20:04
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I've got a Droid Maxx XT1080 on Verizon. How do I find out if I can use this phone on ATT's network? Someone told me that voice and text would work but that data might not. I'm in So Cal where I think both networks are 4G LTE. There is no sim card slot on the outside of this phone. Yes there is I'm an idiot. Second question, which Android phone has the best camera? The new G4 camera looks pretty sweet but I can't justify $700 or whatever for a new phone. My wife's LG G2 takes awesome pictures so I was leaning towards the G3. In general I'm having trouble deciding on a new phone, mostly I'm trying to choose between the S5 and the G3. Things I want: good camera, quick charging, waterproofing. visuvius fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Apr 28, 2015 |
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Apr 28, 2015 20:14
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visuvius posted:I've got a Droid Maxx XT1080 on Verizon. How do I find out if I can use this phone on ATT's network? Someone told me that voice and text would work but that data might not. I'm in So Cal where I think both networks are 4G LTE. I've never had a problem with several Verizon phones on just sticking my Cricket sim card and it connecting momentarily. Worst case you have to go into APN settings and enter the info there and make sure the Network is set to "Global". My most recent phone was the Maxx and HSPA+ worked great.
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Apr 28, 2015 20:16
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shyduck posted:My Nexus 5's USB port seems to be loose and I have to make sure my cable is at a certain angle to get a charge. This is happening with the provided USB cable. Is there a way I can fix this without having to physically replace the USB module? I have no issue with doing that but I'd like to avoid it. Have you tried a different cable?
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visuvius posted:There is no sim card slot on the outside of this phone. Pull out the volume rocker. The SIM slot is in there.
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shyduck posted:My Nexus 5's USB port seems to be loose and I have to make sure my cable is at a certain angle to get a charge. This is happening with the provided USB cable. Is there a way I can fix this without having to physically replace the USB module? I have no issue with doing that but I'd like to avoid it. I had this problem on my Nexus 4 and a new USB cable completely fixed my issue.
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Apr 28, 2015 20:25
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Have you tried a different cable? I was going to post this - some cables are just slippery as hell with my N5 while others have a good solid fit. Monoprice cables are downright bad but that's what you get for a nickel.
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Apr 28, 2015 20:29
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Have you tried a different cable? Hughmoris posted:I had this problem on my Nexus 4 and a new USB cable completely fixed my issue. Yeah, try a different cable. My Nexus 5 seemed to deform the little clips on the USB connector after a while. I went through 3 cables like this before switching to QI charging.
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gariig posted:My wife got a Moto X so we stopped using our magnetic one and switched to the Airframe which works pretty well. Being portable is also nice. You can check out The Wirecutter for some more suggestions The listing says it works with up to 5" screens; I'm assuming since you're recommending it that it can actually accommodate screens a little larger? hooah posted:I'm experience problems with down time on my 2nd gen Moto X. If I get an email, it'll play the notification tone and turn off down time. Anyone have any idea why? Also, this is really pissing me off. I did a little searching this morning and it seems this is a common 5.0 problem. I don't remember how long my N4 was at 5.0, but I don't think I had this issue with it. Can anyone else speak to 5.0 ignoring downtime settings?
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nimper posted:Once it's actually unlocked it should take any tmobile SIM no problem. Thank you! nerve posted:This happened to me when I bought an HTC one m7 recently. He was very understanding and must have made a mistake but I decided to just pay $10 for an unlock code from a website. Got it instantly, typed in the code and I was good to go. Easier then shipping it back and only a little more expensive. Thanks! I'll find an unlock code website.
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Best Android cameras are probably S6, G4, Note 4, G3, S5. If you want all those things, looks like S5 is your best bet. You could also get a Sony Z3/c for a step down in camera but increase in battery life and water proofing.
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MycroftXXX posted:Thank you! I vote eBay, you can get unlock codes for like 2-3$
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The charging port went bad on my HTC M7. And my Galaxy S3 before that. USB ports suck.
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Reverse Centaur posted:You can filter what messages show up on your watch and I never have trouble finding a quiet spot to talk quietly without looking like a retard. Also am amazed at how good the voice to text is I love it for when I am driving. I went thru and shut off a bunch of notifications that I don't want/need on my phone and my battery life improved quite a bit. I'm a big fan of the Moto360.
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That's way too spergy even for this thread. What bothers me is that Qualcomm 4G sticker when the S6 uses an Exynos one, do I miss something there?
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Guillermus posted:That's way too spergy even for this thread. What bothers me is that Qualcomm 4G sticker when the S6 uses an Exynos one, do I miss something there? Some versions of the s6 use a qualcomm radio.
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"d[-.- posted:b" post="444651320"] Thanks for this. I'd like to get the G4 but I don't think I can justify the cost just for the camera. You're probably right, the S5 sounds like my best bet, I'm just a little weary of Samsung, and I think I like the G3 screen. Decisions, decisions.
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hooah posted:The listing says it works with up to 5" screens; I'm assuming since you're recommending it that it can actually accommodate screens a little larger? Maybe go for the larger one. I asked my wife and she said that it was annoying to put her phone into it and it doesn't hold onto the vents very well (could be because of our car - Toyota Prius).
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SkySteak posted:I have a little and both of the phones feel good in the hand. Screen wise they're quite nice to look at as well. I feel that if I went for a 32GB LG G3 that I, may as well just pick up a Z3 Compact for the higher price. However back to the 16 GB. Honestly I am starting to feel neither would be the wrong choice. Honestly the only thing spooking me away from G3 is the lack of updates and overheating problems I keep hearing about, esp in regards to the camera. The G3 was the very first phone to update to Lollipop other than the Nexus 6, and Android phones in general are all pretty good with support nowadays so there's not much to worry about in that regard.
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Desk Lamp posted:The G3 was the very first phone to update to Lollipop other than the Nexus 6, and Android phones in general are all pretty good with support nowadays so there's not much to worry about in that regard.
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FistEnergy posted:The charging port went bad on my HTC M7. And my Galaxy S3 before that. It was one of the main reasons I got the Z3 - so I could use the magnetic port instead. The One especially sucks since the port is upside down compared to most phones I've used and before I got different colored USB cables for me and my wife's phones, I'd try plugging my phone in a few times before realizing it was her cable and I was trying to jam it in the wrong way. USB type-c can't come soon enough.
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butt dickus posted:Only in Poland. US versions got the 5.0 update 3 months after the Nexus 4 and 5 did. Getting one update wasn't a big deal even back in 2010. How many phones from 2013 have received the 5.0 update? What about 2012? I know a lot of y'all get a new phone every 6 months but some people like to hang onto them for two years. Are there any phones from 2012 aside from the Nexus 4, S4 and M7 that have 5.0 or later? The poster is in Europe, the fact that U.S. carriers take forever to roll out their updates is irrelevant to their case.
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Looks like they basically put an LG Watch Urbane LTE (oh god LG fix your names) on the front of the G4 with this case.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdE3h3xnwEI
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Reverse Centaur posted:Looks like they basically put an LG Watch Urbane LTE (oh god LG fix your names) on the front of the G4 with this case.. That's actually a pretty cool idea.
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Premature ejacula- posted:I thought I let dumb stuff annoy me but that's silly. Doesn't help that the wheel is cocked up towards the face and completely out of line from the rest of the lumps.
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dphi posted:USB type-c can't come soon enough. e: hoping next nexus will have it. They switched the chromebook pixel to type C. ilkhan fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Apr 29, 2015 |
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Apr 29, 2015 05:51
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Hopefully the 2015 moto x will be the same size and have it **fingers crossed**
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incoherent posted:Hopefully the 2015 moto x will be the same size and have it **fingers crossed** If it uses the snapdragon 810, like its reported it will, hopefully they'll have figured out the overheating thing by then.
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Reverse Centaur posted:Looks like they basically put an LG Watch Urbane LTE (oh god LG fix your names) on the front of the G4 with this case.. I saw the screen show the words "Quick Time", prepare to be sued LG. (Looks pretty neat, but I'd never use it)
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incoherent posted:Hopefully the 2015 moto x will be the same size and have it **fingers crossed** Hopefully the Moto X 2015 will revert back to 4.7" and have it (and come with 64 gb in Europe) 
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Reverse Centaur posted:Looks like they basically put an LG Watch Urbane LTE (oh god LG fix your names) on the front of the G4 with this case.. Just a slightly different face to the ones available on the G3 The circle case is pretty much a gimmick with an LCD screen because the whole thing is lit there is no battery life advantage over just opening the flip.
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According to DxOMark, the Galaxy S6 Edge and the Note 4 have the best cameras of any smartphone at the moment, the first time an Android phone has bested the iPhone when it comes to the camera. Also interesting is the fact the Nexus 6 managed to crack the top ten, coming in at number 8, several spots ahead of the iPhone 5S even. Shows how much the camera was improved over the Nexus 5's.
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So what are the chances their Nexus 5 2015 rumors are true? If so, I'm loving stoked because I love my Nexus 5 and a new and improved one would be awesome.
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I've done some cursory searching on Amazon and it's really hard to tell: If I buy the Qi backplate for my Galaxy S5, is there a passable case I can get for it that comes with a belt clip? I busted the clip off my old non-Qi case and figured this was as good an opportunity as any to make the Qi transition. At this point I've gotten so use to the belt clip that it feels weird to keep it in my pocket at all.
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