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Everytime I show someone a photo from my pixel, they freak out about how good it is. That's good enough.
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BaconCopter posted:gently caress apple. Also OP, you think "app availability"is worse for Android than iPhone? Wtf, there are tens of thousands of Android apps!
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 17:17 |
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/\ Android apps: 3.5 million iOS apps: 2.2 million pop fly to McGillicutty posted:Everytime I show someone a photo from my pixel, they freak out about how good it is. That's good enough. That's (IMO) the biggest difference between a $200 android phone, and the +$800 flagship phones. The differences between my wife's Moto G4+, my LG Q6, and my friend's Galaxy S9 are pretty much what you would expect if you overlaid a photo quality graph and a phone price graph (they basically line up). My phone's photos are twice as nice as hers, while my friend's S9 is 2 times better than mine. Apparently the Pixel 3 is that much better than the S9. Other than that, I can't think of any real differences between the various cheap/expensive Android phones, as they all run the same apps the same way. That $1500 S10 isn't going to give you any real advantage when swiping on Tinder, and it's not like that 3GB G4 is going to be bogging down because of app updates any time soon. Blistex fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Feb 21, 2019 |
# ? Feb 21, 2019 17:29 |
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can we get a coke vs pepsi thread next? or maybe a fiji vs dasani one
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 17:35 |
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OMFG FURRY posted:can we get a coke vs pepsi thread next? Coke > Pepsi (they both suck, Coke less so) Tap water > Bottled (assuming you live in a first world country) \/ Back when I had Prime I ordered and returned 8 different Android boxes before I found one that didn't suck. Then again I was going for the $50-75 bracket. Blistex fucked around with this message at 17:40 on Feb 21, 2019 |
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Android isn't just good for phones and tablets. Andriod TV boxes are the best thing ever. Apple TV is garbage compared to Kodi
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 17:38 |
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I like Apple products; they make good phones, computers, and software, but it's becoming harder to "own" their devices outright. It's easiest to have control over the device in Android, such as when updates are downloaded, freedom to use alternative dialer and message apps, etc. Android isn't without it's flaws, but it can be tuned to what I feel is a more appropriate model for a personal communications device. When I got my Moto e4 Plus I removed all the Google apps, most Motorola proprietary software, and excess bloatware. I then added an app firewall to my phone to filter outgoing connections. As a result, my battery went from 1 day standby, out of the box, to at least 3 days with casual use. Of course, hotspotting and low cell service are the biggest factors for draining it quicker than that, but if I keep the hot spot off and stay in decent service, it'll last forever. I didn't have to pay much to get back to the day when a cell phone would last for days without a charge. The main culprit was Google Play Services. I'm excited to see more alternative phones to hit the market this year such as the Pine or Librem models. For my apps, what I did was stop using those which require Google Play Services extensions to function correctly. I was able to save a copy of my bank's APK and side-load it. F-Droid has a great selection of software, and unlike the Play Store, it's way easier to find apps that don't want Internet permission. Those of you who want to delete bloatware and don't have root, all you have to do is open an ADB shell and use these commands: pm list packages (list installed packages) pm uninstall -k --user 0 [com.package.name] This will even uninstall apps that do not allow uninstallation from the UI. BigBadSteve posted:Also OP, you think "app availability"is worse for Android than iPhone? Wtf, there are tens of thousands of Android apps! Not to mention on Android they can be side-loaded, beyond just temporary for development like in iOS.
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 17:45 |
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I wanted a durable phone with great battery and not-awful processor/ram. And I don't like blowing a grand anytime I destroy a phone. They don't make iPhones that meet those criteria.
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 17:45 |
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I had an android phone in like 2010 and it sucked, so I got an iphone and it was a lot better also literally if your texts are green I won't be talking to you, sorry
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 18:06 |
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Because it's free from work and 95% of the stuff you can do on a phone is garbage for idiots that is a pointless distraction at best, or rots your brain and soul at worst. I call/text people, play music through it when cooking or working out, and sometimes take a picture or send an email. Don't need any particular phone for any of that.
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 18:48 |
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OMFG FURRY posted:can we get a coke vs pepsi thread next? pee pee versus doo doo
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:09 |
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I use my phone for calling and texting people, I use my iPad for apps. There’s the answer.
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:19 |
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people who dont know how to use tasker (android) might as well be using flip phones from the 90s
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:20 |
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grillster posted:I like Apple products; they make good phones, computers, and software, but it's becoming harder to "own" their devices outright. It's easiest to have control over the device in Android, such as when updates are downloaded, freedom to use alternative dialer and message apps, etc. Android isn't without it's flaws, but it can be tuned to what I feel is a more appropriate model for a personal communications device. What did you use for the firewall? I'd love to force Instagram and poo poo from connecting to the internet without me opening the app
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:21 |
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I’ve got an iPhone XS Max and it’s pretty sweet tbqh. -posted from my iPhone XS Max
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:21 |
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stebe jorbs can suck my dick
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:27 |
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whos rereg are you OP
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:31 |
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gary oldmans diary posted:people who dont know how to use tasker (android) might as well be using flip phones from the 90s Can you gimme some ideas as to what you use tasker to do? I wanna get into it
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:31 |
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google+pc is much more appealing for the way i use my portables than apple+mac& im still bitter over them taking away the search function on the ipod nanos
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:32 |
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Colonel Cancer posted:Your 200$ moto is just as good if not better than overpriced garbage. What the gently caress are you going to do with your phone, mine butt coin? You'll just call and message and poo poo post all day, anything beyond that is worthless. The camera quality is important to me because photography is one of my hobbies but I don't always have or want to have my DLSR camera on me, and the Galaxies, Pixels, and iPhones take drat good photos and video these days. For me, that alone is worth the extra couple hundred bucks. It's true though that the lower end Android phones have gotten much better than the earlier smartphone days which I think a lot of people still use as their frame of reference.
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:33 |
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Well, now we can have a flip phone again! Just gotta pay $2,000...
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:36 |
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I prefer google to be my corporate overlord rather than apple OP Also being forced to used iTunes if I want to do anything involving my computer
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:38 |
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i have a samsung flight II
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:38 |
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ovenboy posted:I'm actually looking around for a new android phone for about 200 bucks, any tips? get a refurbed/gently used galaxy from a couple generations ago, my s7 still runs beautifully and does the exact same things the newest one does
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:39 |
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underthecube posted:get a refurbed/gently used galaxy from a couple generations ago, my s7 still runs beautifully and does the exact same things the newest one does Only if they bothered to replace the battery, otherwise you're (probably) getting a dogged one that will just get more and more poo poo until the phone can eventually barely hold a charge at all, such as what happened to my refurb S7. Assuming you even can do that anymore, I guess it's possible but a pain in the rear end because people would rather have a phone 3mm thinner than a battery they can just replace in 3 seconds. Edit: gently caress phone batteries in general, I want my 7000mAh brick back. Kibbles n Shits fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Feb 21, 2019 |
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Kibbles n Shits posted:Only if they bothered to replace the battery, otherwise you're (probably) getting a dogged one that will just get more and more poo poo until the phone can eventually barely hold a charge at all, such as what happened to my refurb S7. lol @ the fact that we as a society just accepted our $1000 luxury devices are almost impossible to do basic repairs on
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:45 |
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Mermaid Autopsy posted:Freedom also microSD card slot analog audio jack
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:47 |
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I like my pixel 3 a whole lot because the camera is aces+ but gently caress me is going without a headphone jack the dumbest thing in the god-damned world. At least decent Bluetooth headphones are down to like 20 bucks, still though.
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:50 |
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underthecube posted:lol @ the fact that we as a society just accepted our $1000 luxury devices are almost impossible to do basic repairs on I mean yea it's possible but it's dumb imo that you have to unglue and desolder poo poo for what shouldn't be any more complicated than swapping fresh AAs into a TV remote
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:53 |
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the reality distortion field wore off after steve jobs died, op
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 19:58 |
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KakerMix posted:I like my pixel 3 a whole lot because the camera is aces+ but gently caress me is going without a headphone jack the dumbest thing in the god-damned world. At least decent Bluetooth headphones are down to like 20 bucks, still though. While no headphone jack is dumb as heck, it doesn't really matter with my iPhone XS in any reasonable way in practice because I've been using Bluetooth headphones for like 2 years even when I had a cheap iPhone SE. The slight trade-off in audio quality is incredibly worth the convenience in throwing on my Jaybird X3 at work, so I don't even care. I don't think the vast, vast majority of users ever bother with their headphone jack. It sucks that Google, Apple, and every other dumbass phone manufacturer removed a staple hardware feature in the name of a minuscule fraction of thinness, but it really doesn't matter because everyone pops onto Amazon and picks up a $30 Anker Bluetooth headphone and it's decent enough and less sucky than having to deal with a cable, which is also yet another failure point in our stupid tech world. Cough Drop The Beat fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Feb 21, 2019 |
# ? Feb 21, 2019 20:06 |
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im gonna get the S10+ bitch!
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 20:08 |
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WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW posted:Can you gimme some ideas as to what you use tasker to do? I wanna get into it dis/enable requiring a pin when youre enter/exit range of your home network, adjust your thermostat, wake your network devices, bring up traffic maps, open shopping lists, download podcasts, open an emulator when you turn on a bluetooth controller, lock your work pc its customization for you so it entirely depends on what you like or would like to do
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 20:21 |
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gary oldmans diary posted:basic stuff everyone should be able to do is set up events for times of day and when you exit/enter range of specific wireless networks or whether its charging or not and base tasks off those conditions If I wanted it to automatically go to magnetdl.com and download a torrent three days a week could I?
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 20:32 |
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i want a foldable screen phone so i can fold it up and shove it up my rear end
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 20:33 |
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KakerMix posted:I like my pixel 3 a whole lot because the camera is aces+ but gently caress me is going without a headphone jack the dumbest thing in the god-damned world. At least decent Bluetooth headphones are down to like 20 bucks, still though. The Pixel 3 comes with a headphone adapter though
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 20:33 |
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I have an adreoind because I DONT SUPPORT THE MAN, MAAAN just kidding I have a real phone
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# ? Feb 21, 2019 20:35 |
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The lack of the headphone jack has been a complete non issue for me. They come with an adapter and it’s easy to get more. Some people complain about not being able to charge and listen at the same time but the new phones hold a charge so much better that it doesn’t matter.
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apple people
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