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The Pixel 4a has no advertised water resistance at all, so don't expect it to survive anything. There's other phones that pinky-swear they're water resistant, but don't want to pay the fee. Most phones have a verified rating. I wouldn't recommend getting a flagship phone from a greymarket source either, (based just on the value of the warranty you're missing) so maybe pick between the ones officially available. The S21 has the best general use camera of the phones you've mentioned.
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Khablam posted:There's other phones that pinky-swear they're water resistant, but don't want to pay the fee. This gets weird in the case of Oneplus phones where the unlocked variants usually aren't IP certified, but many of the carrier variants are It's exactly the same hardware as far as I know
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repiv posted:This gets weird in the case of Oneplus phones where the unlocked variants usually aren't IP certified, but many of the carrier variants are
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May 6, 2021 18:39
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Until they start warranting against water damage, it's pretty silly to rely on it, anyway. And even if they did, they'd find ways around it with shock sensors or something that gives them an out in the same way water damage was for other failures in the past.
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It's OnePlus. I'm sure they do that so they don't have to replace them if they get water damage. I suspect the carriers say water resistance is the cost of doing business with a 700 phone, so they list it to get the check mark. Otherwise they're losing to the Samsung right next to it in the store.
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May 7, 2021 13:26
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No company that claims an IP rating will replace a phone for water damage.
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The camera on my Pixel 3a XL won't focus all of a sudden. Read that I should try to tap the lens or shake it. When I shake it I hear a little rattle noise. Am I screwed?
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May 7, 2021 17:19
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Hearing rattle noises on phones with OIS is normal, so that's not indicative of anything.
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May 7, 2021 17:23
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bull3964 posted:Hearing rattle noises on phones with OIS is normal, so that's not indicative of anything. It only rattles when the camera is open too. I guess it turns that on but it's not working right?
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I suspect I already know the answer to this (and it's no), but I thought I'd ask: I just bought a blu-ray player that says it can screen mirror using "Miracast", which is, after reading up on it, a fairly common protocol for mirroring. Of course, my pixel 5 doesn't offer miracast as an option and only uses chromecast or other google home devices. Is there *any* way to screen mirror to this blu-ray player using Miracast? There's a pile of apps that claim they can mirror with polarizing reviews and reddit says it's impossible without rooting your phone.
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You can't actually do screencasting on a phone that doesn't support it, but there are some apps that will take video files and broadcast it (DLNA).
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This is something that should be much easier, more universal and better quality since like 2015 at least.
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codo27 posted:This is something that should be much easier, more universal and better quality since like 2015 at least. It's been solved by any device under the sun being able to cast to a $30 chromecast since 2013.
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blunt posted:It's been solved by any device under the sun being able to cast to a $30 chromecast since 2013. Plus any modern TV has a Chromecast built in
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May 9, 2021 03:48
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The discover feed being broken is killing me
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LastInLine posted:The discover feed being broken is killing me How is it broken? It seems to be working normally for me.
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May 9, 2021 17:37
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Something has changed as my pihole isn't blocking the ads in it any more 
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LastInLine posted:The discover feed being broken is killing me Yea the Google app itself is borked (i think only for the Beta users but i could be wrong and wouldn't be surprised.) Just uninstall updates for the Google app and it should work fine for a bit at least.
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EdEddnEddy posted:Yea the Google app itself is borked (i think only for the Beta users but i could be wrong and wouldn't be surprised.) Yeah the only article I could find said the same. I left the beta but wasn't pushed a normal version (I did leave feedback of course). I didn't clear cache or data because I can't imagine it will be long until it's fixed.
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About ready to concede on the battery replacement issue (but not on a 3.5mm jack; "how often do you listen to wired headphones while your phone charges" is currently "daily, for multiple hours, and every piece of bluetooth hardware brought into this building suffers from the sheer amount of wireless poo poo interfering). What am I looking for instead for longest possible battery life on a phone that will be supported for a while yet to come, and isn't weak as hell with a terrible camera? Seeing a lot of S21+, Pixel 4A (not so trusting of battery life here) or 5, and some LG options but with where their mobile division seems to be going "support" may not be a thing. None are exactly jumping out as "this is it", but my Honor 7X battery is continuing to be shredded, and the antenna was never good for suburban-rural US anyway. (Switching carriers when I get the new phone so not married to one right now.) Have I missed any golden options? I don't play mobile games or anything, just need something that can keep up with browser/SA/Discord (the latter being what's still shredding my battery life just by running, even in the background) and take solid pictures for the animal shelter, while not dropping out or nearly dropping out out in the country all the time.
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I have discord running in the background of all my phones and I've never even seen it register on battery life. I don't know that anyone is going to be able to give you tips about general battery life because your drain send so extreme and bizarre. But your said you need a headphone jack so most of what you mentioned was not an option (S21+, Pixel 5.)
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May 10, 2021 17:51
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bull3964 posted:I have discord running in the background of all my phones and I've never even seen it register on battery life. Discord can drain pretty heavily if you don't tell it to calm the gently caress down while in the background. Iirc it updates constantly in the background by default (though it can be turned off so it only stays live while in use) and I'd imagine that could eat your battery if you stay in really active servers/channels where people post lots of pictures.
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May 10, 2021 18:00
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bull3964 posted:I have discord running in the background of all my phones and I've never even seen it register on battery life. Yeah, the headphone jack is gonna be the complicating factor. It's another "not really married to the idea but would make my life far easier", not least because I've had this Honor 7X long enough that the micro-USB port is breaking down despite cleaning regularly. Not super enthused about having to use even USB-C ports more than I otherwise would. And yes, "extreme and bizarre" is an accurate descriptor all right. It's been off the charger since just after 8 AM and was screen-off for most of that till 9 AM. 
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FAUXTON posted:Discord can drain pretty heavily if you don't tell it to calm the gently caress down while in the background. Iirc it updates constantly in the background by default (though it can be turned off so it only stays live while in use) and I'd imagine that could eat your battery if you stay in really active servers/channels where people post lots of pictures. I've never done anything to the setup of discord other than install and log in. I do admit though what I'm connected to isn't very active.
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I had three phones that would repeatedly struggle with bluetooth in a problem area. I then got an S8 with bluetooth 5, later replaced by a Note 10+ with bluetooth 5, and I've never had any issues since, with the range on both easily covering my work's office space and 1 and a half floors of my house at a time. My girlfriend moved from a pixel to a note and experienced the same increase in connectivity. I can't say whether all BT 5 chips are all just better, the ones Samsung use are better, or their antennas are better, but I can't imagine an S21 will struggle at all when used to replace a wire. I've not seen this somewhat important metric reliably tested anywhere so please accept this as the anecdote it is. All-day battery whilst playing podcasts/music is also something you won't struggle to do on any newer phone. You'll be moving from an aged 3300mAh battery to a new 4000-5000mAh* so if you want to instead grab yourself a USB->3.5 adapter to keep using wired 'phones I can't imagine much of a problem. A combination of wireless and fast-charging technology also makes me doubt you'll have battery issues. You should very literally gain 8hrs of music playback from 10mins charging. The S21 will have the longest support of your available options, since Samsung have reliably been keeping their 4-years promise. I mean I totally get it, I grumbled no-end that the 3.5mm jack was leaving us and would still prefer the option, but the ship has very much sailed on it and I haven't had an issue. Even with the S8 having a 3.5mm I mostly used BT headphones because it was a faultless experience. Picking a phone with a 3.5mm at this point is a much bigger compromise than not. *e: I don't have any issues keeping discord active and battery drain. I would suspect the older and ergo less efficient chipset makes it a larger relative drain; like how my browser will idle at 4% CPU on my desktop but 25% on my aged laptop. Tech moves on. Khablam fucked around with this message at 18:16 on May 10, 2021 |
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bull3964 posted:I've never done anything to the setup of discord other than install and log in. I do admit though what I'm connected to isn't very active. Yeah I think it's mainly the activity that drives usage if you don't make it stop popping up notifications for every mention/message etc. I'm connected to a lot of servers but for the most part the channel I have active is quiet. It could also be the usual spotty signal issue and discord is constantly trying to maintain connection despite everything else seeming fine. It'll get all weird if the latency is too high and I'm pretty sure anything below LTE will cause it to start thinking it's disconnected. Not sure how that could be identified but I'd start with checking on where you idle for sure.
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It's crazy to think that my watch has half the processing power of that 7x.
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When I got my first S20 I got new Klipsch wireless buds and I was ready to send them back because the connectivity was so bad. Had to send the phone back due to charge port issues and eventually I tried the buds again with the replacement phone and they are so much better. About time something came along to replace bluetooth but I guess they never will just because of how much crap out there already is compatible with it. Just trying to reconcile in my mind what would be necessary to make a wireless device to device tech be better.
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My Moto G Power (2020) has a great battery and a headphone jack.
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Why not go corded earphones and qi charger? Don't imagine it'll get super hot (unlike when I tried to run my s20 as a dex pc for longer than an hour, that definitely needs a custom dock)
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bull3964 posted:It's crazy to think that my watch has half the processing power of that 7x. I'm not sure if the watch is overbuilt or if software bloat has just gotten that bad that even a smart watch needs it. (Odds are mostly the latter, I'm guessing.) FAUXTON posted:Yeah I think it's mainly the activity that drives usage if you don't make it stop popping up notifications for every mention/message etc. I'm connected to a lot of servers but for the most part the channel I have active is quiet. Unfortunately from some testing it doesn't seem as signal dependent as expected. I'm basically right next to the closest access point with a great wifi signal, and running with network enabled vs airplane mode + wifi made 0 difference. Already turned off as much notification as I can but sure doesn't seem to be any way to restrict actual background activity. I'd love if it just pulled the notifications every 5 minutes or something and otherwise shut off when it's not in the foreground. Alas, something like that would make too much sense for Discord's design. Edit: HUH. Putting it in airplane mode this time around actually made the background battery usage completely disappear for a while. So even though it's running over wifi, it's still trying to connect via cell network, and that's what's causing issues...? Khablam posted:(snip) Appreciate the insights. Time to figure out if there's still any decent way around contracts with the worthwhile providers; like I said, changing providers when I change phones, and boy I'm not a fan of getting locked in with these jackasses. Been outside contracts since ~2009 and quite happy with the ability to cut my losses when providers start loving around. But, that's outside the scope of the hardware, and in the scope that I can figure out on my own. Thanks. SkyeAuroline fucked around with this message at 21:51 on May 10, 2021 |
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:My Moto G Power (2020) has a great battery and a headphone jack. SkyeAuroline posted:… a phone that will be supported for a while yet to come, and isn't weak as hell with a terrible camera? …
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Desk Lamp posted:The correct side should really be whichever one you want it to be. it should be the left and you shouldnt be able to change it unless its thru accessibility options
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SkyeAuroline posted:What am I looking for instead for longest possible battery life on a phone that will be supported for a while yet to come, and isn't weak as hell with a terrible camera? Seeing a lot of S21+, Pixel 4A (not so trusting of battery life here) or 5, and some LG options but with where their mobile division seems to be going "support" may not be a thing. None are exactly jumping out as "this is it", but my Honor 7X battery is continuing to be shredded, and the antenna was never good for suburban-rural US anyway. (Switching carriers when I get the new phone so not married to one right now.)
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I can't speak for the 4a but my 3a gets pretty solid battery performance.
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Smythe posted:it should be the left and you shouldnt be able to change it unless its thru accessibility options It should be right because that side is much easier to hit and I use it more than the app switcher.
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Computer viking posted:It should be right because that side is much easier to hit and I use it more than the app switcher.
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How? Left side back button is much easier to hit when your phone is in the right hand.
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I hit buttons with the thumb on the hand I hold the phone with. I can absolutely hit the left side of the screen, but the part I can get to without having to bend my hand to move the phone closer ends at a curve along cft6 on the keyboard. It's quite possible I'm just weird. Also, yes, left handed people are another argument for making it adjustable.
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Computer viking posted:It should be right because that side is much easier to hit and I use it more than the app switcher. previous page on a book is to the left in this country, the greatest country in the world, america. duh. very easy. bing bong. what is this, some kinda torah or? jesus christ.... (litrally???) sorry if this is wrong i never went to hebrew school. thank you 
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