Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
It's annoying as fuck cause new chip designs and new OS are like 6 months apart from each other.
I ranted enough about this last year though.
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It's annoying as fuck cause new chip designs and new OS are like 6 months apart from each other.
I ranted enough about this last year though.
? Can y'all explain this conspiracy theory to me? Why are you buying your "phone for the year" before Google releases their phones? (also BlackFriday/Christmas season is most popular time for phone purchases/deals...)
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
New chips for Android land launch in the winter.
Sometimes a Chinese manufacturer gets the jump.
Usually the first major Qualcomm device is the Galaxy S in like late Feb - end of April depending when they announce and how long it takes to ship.
It's annoying cause unlike say Apple who launches new chip and new OS in tandum Android land is split in two.
You get the OS in the late Summer/Fall along with Pixel in the fall or else you get a new flagship ie Samsung, LG, HTC ect... in early Spring.
In Apple land your guaranteed roughly a year of having the top device both OS and phone chip. In Android land your stuck with one or the other. This matters more now that the Pixel is flagship pricing vs Nexus.
So for example the Pixel 2 is gonna be good until suddenly 2-3 months in Qualcomm goes yo next Snapdragon is here and dumps specs. Then Samsung rolls out the chips 2-3 months after that. So Pixel users are left with last year's chip for half the cycle before a new phone. LG Samsung HTC have the same issue just with software.
If Google shifted so they launched in the Spring with everyone else then they could fix the chip issue.
Granted the rumor was Google is working on their own chips in which case that also fixes it as their own chips will only launch when their own phone launches.
PS: Why did the label this as conspiracy theory? It's just product cycles. LoL
The Faceless Master
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newdayrocks
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Rubin took my money. Now ship me my damn phone already.
Mine pixel restarted more often than other android phones I've owned.
YouTube frequently froze but audio still plays. Have to scrub to fix.
Bluetooth turns itself off randomly, but I'm having that bug on op5 too... Wonder if it's a nougat issue?
Mine pixel restarted more often than other android phones I've owned.
YouTube frequently froze but audio still plays. Have to scrub to fix.
Bluetooth turns itself off randomly, but I'm having that bug on op5 too... Wonder if it's a nougat issue?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
We usually get leaks in Oct-Dec before Qualcomm announces shit.
Damn the verge shat hard on xz premium.
https://www.theverge.com/phone-review/2017/8/24/16182832/sony-xperia-xz-premium-review-price
Also their reviews are becoming more and more blog posty.
Wish they'd put more effort.
These days only GSMarena reviews have the details I need now that anandtech is basically done with phones.
https://www.theverge.com/phone-review/2017/8/24/16182832/sony-xperia-xz-premium-review-price
Also their reviews are becoming more and more blog posty.
Wish they'd put more effort.
These days only GSMarena reviews have the details I need now that anandtech is basically done with phones.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Don't think Anandtech has enough staff to keep up since their reviews are so detailed.
Sucks.
Sucks.
The Faceless Master
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gotta pay the bills somehow
Too busy reviewing gaming power suppliesDon't think Anandtech has enough staff to keep up since their reviews are so detailed.
Sucks.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Truth fact this is.
The Faceless Master
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so the lease discount is 50% aka $20/mo ($360)
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that's more savings than buying an eligible phone from Swappa/Ebay to trade-in to Samsung!
would end up paying $360 ($20 x 18 mo) plus $240 to own after the lease ends for a total of $600.
not bad.
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that's more savings than buying an eligible phone from Swappa/Ebay to trade-in to Samsung!
would end up paying $360 ($20 x 18 mo) plus $240 to own after the lease ends for a total of $600.
not bad.
This is the most amateurish attempt of a review i've ever seen, it and to think so many idiots take these "reviews" seriously when deciding what to buy.
Jazzy Network
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Lets face it, that review isn't going to change anyone's opinion on buying or not buying the XZ Premium anyway.
The Faceless Master
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and then i saw you could trade in a LGG4/GS5
hoo boy
~$10 more to not be tied down on a 18 month lease.
and then i saw you could trade in a LGG4/GS5
hoo boy
~$10 more to not be tied down on a 18 month lease.
Yeah no one is gonna buy one regardless.
Although I see international ones priced around $600 which isn't shabby.
nature boy
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Sounds like he hated the phone before he got it and just came up with reasons to piss all over it
This got buried unfortunately. Anyone have recommendations?
Good option for battery life. Not gonna be the best camera or snappiest option. I'm in the US so I'm not familiar with discounts in Europe sadly. If importing is cool there are plenty of solid xiaomis for a good price.
How much is a 2016 moto z play?
The Faceless Master
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i wonder if i can sell a Note 7 discount account for cash
Yeah terrible review.
No other phone has a 4k display, lots of phones do have bezels.
Waterproofing that zforce 2, likely pixel 2 will lack
Sony is known to have some camera issues at launch but hopefully they iron them out.
It does look premium.
At $600 I'd pick this up over a oneplus no question.
It's arguably at least a better phone than the zforce 2 which is $750. So I don't think Sony is crazy with the pricing here. It'll be $600 relatively quickly though because yeah no one will buy it. Sony fucked up not at least keeping their phones available with T-mobile and Verizon.
At this point I'm surprised they haven't folded their mobile division, like years ago at this point.
Looked at a le eco s3 at all?
It comes with more available storage than my late 2013 MacBook pro. I think the pricing is off anyway. I think last year's iPhone 7 was $1000 for the 256 gb version. The 512 version should be $2000. The ram itself could, estimate mind you, cost $12 based on the iPhone 7's 32 gigs costing a little over an estimated $8.
Investors somewhere happy as shit at the potential $1700 profit per device.
newdayrocks
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Sounds like you just got a busted phone. Doesn't at all echo my time with the XL.
The phone is for a non-tech person so importing isn't an option since warranty and stuff would be an issue. Moto Z Play is ~320. As far as Chinese brands go, Huawai is available here. Do they have any good option?
Honor phones are solid. But that moto might be the best option. Non tech folks don't care about performance,and their facebook pictures gonna look bad if they use a cheap or good camera (my relatives... Jesus). Battery is key though.
PaulExcellent
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Went from Note 4 to Axon 7 waiting for the Note 8 and I think I'mma skip.
That's too high and I'm still scared of TouchWiz. :/
That's too high and I'm still scared of TouchWiz. :/
The Faceless Master
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with carrier deals you can get a Note 8 for $600 total (over 19 months)
Jazzy Network
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Mate 9 or P10. Or wait for Mate 10.
Not for 200
Jazzy Network
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Honor 8 then I guess or Honor 6X.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yeah but Sprint tho. Any good deals on at&t?
Xiaomi redmi note 4. £115; good soc and ram, should have great battery life, camera never going to be great for a budget phone. Basically no warranty as buying from China but you're getting what would be a £200+ phone for £115
Yeah it's coming in hot. According to verge reviewer on Twitter there's already been 3+ updates in the last week relates to camera stuff.
Mine still hasn't shipped... Curious how the pictures will look. Honestly I still think all phone cameras look like ass in low light, just a scale of ass ass to heavily processed ass.
As long as it takes ok pictures in day time I'll be happy.
Anyone know how to choose an account for inapp purchases when there's more than two Google accounts on the device? It always uses the first account. I've tried reinstalling the app while having the second account selected in google play, cleared caches and data for the app as well as google play, but nothing helps.
It's hard to believe the only way around would be to temporarily delete the first account...!
It's hard to believe the only way around would be to temporarily delete the first account...!
Clearly we live in different financial demos. But thats the same reason why I can't get into PC based VR.
Also explains why I'm still running a i5 2500k w/radeon 7870 based PC.
The Faceless Master
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one of my coworkers was talking about the Verizon deal, that appearsa to be good too.
dunno about AT&T as where i am, them and T-Mobile suck.
didn't even have a T-Mobile store for 100mi until last month,
i just can't get into VR because it hasn't passed gimmick level yet.