i have like the legal flight limit of battery packs. ill be fine for a 2 week vacation.
seems like according to AJ i can just slap that sim card into another unlocked phone anyways, so the 6p will be barely used anyways.
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i have like the legal flight limit of battery packs. ill be fine for a 2 week vacation.
seems like according to AJ i can just slap that sim card into another unlocked phone anyways, so the 6p will be barely used anyways.
BoboBrazil
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I've been wanting to get another one of these as a temp phone and people are insane. Still asking 300+. It's worth about $200 at this point, but haven't found anyone to sell one at that price.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Just borrow someone's Nexus. Or buy one from a store, activate your Fi sim, then return it.
Vanillalite
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Best Buy
sweetvar26
Member
Oh wow, those do look stunning for a phone camera.
Hey all, I'm looking for some recommendations - not sure how to search for this info on Google and pressed for time since I need to do this today, but I got a 5X used from a store that has some hardware faults and they're willing to swap it out for something else (they don't have anymore 5X or I'd just try another one).
I need something that is T-Mobile compatible, in $200-$300 (used) range, would prefer to avoid Samsung but I plan on reselling whatever I get now for a Pixel 2 probably later in the year so I can live with it for a few months if it's my best option. Having a great camera would be nice as well.
I'm just not familiar with what phones might be in that range for used - guessing like a year+ old HTC, Samsung, Motorola, etc. are my main options?
I need something that is T-Mobile compatible, in $200-$300 (used) range, would prefer to avoid Samsung but I plan on reselling whatever I get now for a Pixel 2 probably later in the year so I can live with it for a few months if it's my best option. Having a great camera would be nice as well.
I'm just not familiar with what phones might be in that range for used - guessing like a year+ old HTC, Samsung, Motorola, etc. are my main options?
BoboBrazil
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ZTE Axon 7 or OnePlus 3 can be found used for less than $300
Oh my bother has one of those ZTEs, thought it was pricier for some reason. Thanks for those recommends, two more models to check up on. I'm somewhat limited by whatever they have in stock so trying to have a tiered list by the time I get there today
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/5/23/15682082/honor-a2-wearable-band-china-announce
honor a2 band seems pretty legit for $30.
no one has a nexus. no store sells nexuses... i think? maybe at&t idk.
honor a2 band seems pretty legit for $30.
no one has a nexus. no store sells nexuses... i think? maybe at&t idk.
Unknown Soldier
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The Mi Band 2 has been available a long time now, you can get it outside of China, and it also has an OLED screen and a heart rate monitor. I've been wearing mine for a year.
http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_362705.html
nature boy
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#teamMiBand2
Vanillalite
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brotkasten
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Wonder how that works.
Ok Google, wake me up at 8am.
Ok. You could wake up better on a Casper mattress! Also you should get a dbrand skin for this phone, I'm cold!
Galaxy Tab S3 (silver) going for $550: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRDL916/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Still overpriced. I expect this one to hit $450 on sale at some point by August time.
I would probably buy at $400
Still overpriced. I expect this one to hit $450 on sale at some point by August time.
I would probably buy at $400
Vanillalite
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I can't imagine anyone who actually was willing to pay the $600 msrp. Samsung is off their rocker.
Jazzy Network
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If there was an 8 inch one I would get it.
The Faceless Master
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still baffled at it not having a slot in the device for the S Pen
Sony announcing they're dropping their premium range of phones and just going forward with Flagship and Mid-Range which I think is for the best.
Also - before the latest flagship is even out-
that they have 2 new flagships before the end of the year (XZ1 and XZ1 Compact)
I wish they would just release one flagship a year. Tempted to pick up XZP but the fact it won't be the latest phone by October is annoying
Also - before the latest flagship is even out-
that they have 2 new flagships before the end of the year (XZ1 and XZ1 Compact)
I wish they would just release one flagship a year. Tempted to pick up XZP but the fact it won't be the latest phone by October is annoying
I'll never understand this company's strategy when it comes to the mobile market. So much potential and yet they under perform. Still don't understand why they were penalized for the fingerprint embedded button in the US. This was never made clear. The penalty itself is absurd. Like, why couldn't the penalty be in the form of a fee % from the sales of certain products? Also, what happened to the industry leading battery life that they had from the Z2 and Z3 series? Almost everyone has caught up.
Features that differentiate from competitors. Well Sony has extra bezels!
Nice. Can you access Google services?
Nice. Can you access Google services?
Some interesting stuff regarding the OnePlus 5.
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/lets-talk-performance-for-the-oneplus-5.540612/
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/lets-talk-performance-for-the-oneplus-5.540612/
The Xperia X and X Compact were terrible phones for that price no wonder no one bought them.
They still continue with this stupid crappy strategy of announcing flagships in two completely different periods of the year... when will they ever learn?
As if they didn't create enough confusion with XZs and the XZ Premium.
*sigh*
Junior Mint
Member
I feel like Sony has just been re-releasing the same phone for the last 5 years. Honestly couldn't tell you which of their XX XY XZ ZX X Premium phones is even the latest one.
Vanillalite
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OnePlus has 3 things they need to nail
1) Upgrade the camera and the screen. Middling camera won't get a pass this year with how good other cameras are in other phones. Ditto with the screen. Can't be a flagship killer with a 1080p pentile matrix setup.
2) Keep the pricing low. 3T got that random $30 price bump. Hope that isn't a for telling of things to come. A $400 OP5 is a different proposition compared to a $500 OP5. This is especially the case with other phones price bomba'ing.
3) Fix their supply chain. There was a good 4-5 months there after launch where the phone was backordered either for 6 weeks or else no buy at all. Can't be a flagship killer if you can't actually buy the phone. Plus 4-5 months can be an eternity in the phone world. New offerings, price drops, more colors/storage mean what was a must have 4 months prior might not be now.
1) Upgrade the camera and the screen. Middling camera won't get a pass this year with how good other cameras are in other phones. Ditto with the screen. Can't be a flagship killer with a 1080p pentile matrix setup.
2) Keep the pricing low. 3T got that random $30 price bump. Hope that isn't a for telling of things to come. A $400 OP5 is a different proposition compared to a $500 OP5. This is especially the case with other phones price bomba'ing.
3) Fix their supply chain. There was a good 4-5 months there after launch where the phone was backordered either for 6 weeks or else no buy at all. Can't be a flagship killer if you can't actually buy the phone. Plus 4-5 months can be an eternity in the phone world. New offerings, price drops, more colors/storage mean what was a must have 4 months prior might not be now.
You mean premium midrange.
They do the 2 releases per year for the Asia markets.
At least now they are streamlining their line up.
You can say the same for iPhone and Galaxy. Oh, maybe you can tell with the Galaxy with their tacky plastic design from a couple years ago. With Xperia, the design is timeless, no wonder you can't tell which one is latest =P.
They should keep those in Asia, having "2 flagship" releases a year only hurts their already not great image worldwide.
So some of the similar AI based memory management that other Chinese companies like Huawei are doing.
Let's see how it plays in practice. Not sure if a 6-8 gb ram phone needs it, but what do I know.
It seems like they are going to do refreshes for the first half with the -s (XZs) going forward, maybe. Along with the low range and Premium models.
That's my thought too. I would think that 6-8 gigs of RAM would be just fine for basically anything you would ever need to do with a phone.
Frustrated_me
Member
Android Pay in Canada finally May 31, took them long enough.
Watch now it doesn't support my bank lol.
Watch now it doesn't support my bank lol.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
It's exactly the same as everywhere else. If if if you're on Fi data. If you're on wifi, you're screwed when using Google services without a VPN.
On a side note, Apple maps is quite nice in China lol. At least in Shanghai.
Junior Mint
Member
I actually find Apple Maps better for walking and transit directions in Toronto. Apple Maps actually informs me of subway closures and alerts as I'm searching for directions or looking at the widget.
For driving, Google Maps is still better. Honestly, all Apple needs is street view and lane guidance for me to dump Google Maps on iOS.
For driving, Google Maps is still better. Honestly, all Apple needs is street view and lane guidance for me to dump Google Maps on iOS.
lol At least they have numbers after the name ... and they are better phones
jm89
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So glad, get fucked barclays.
New product of ad company serves ads to users.
And frankly I can see cases where I'd like it. Such as Assistant reminding me when the new book/film/album from people I like is being released.
YAASS!!
Probably gonna phone google to try and RMA or refund the 6p today or tomorrow, does it matter that the bootloader is unlocked (but unrooted)?
Thinking of getting a OP3T to replace it but could theoretically limp along with the Nexus 5 until the OP5 if that's coming sooner rather than later and a similar pricepoint..
Thinking of getting a OP3T to replace it but could theoretically limp along with the Nexus 5 until the OP5 if that's coming sooner rather than later and a similar pricepoint..
You're right, xperia do have numbers after the name and they are better phones.
Finally.
Jazzy Network
Member
What the hell are you talking about?
the struggle is real