Some of want sound quality while not spending as much or more as what we spent for the cellphone we use. I've tried 50€ bluetooth earbuds and those things are nowhere near my Xiaomi budget earbuds in SQ.
Yeah headphones with glued-in batteries that'll lose their charge after 2 or 3 years are super dope.
My Sony XMs sound better with the cable than with LDAC. Waaaay better.
My Sony XMs sound better with the cable than with LDAC. Waaaay better.
they'll learn when that cable snags onto a random shelf and they trip and break their phone and/or ankle
they'll learn when that cable snags onto a random shelf and they trip and break their phone and/or ankle
More Pixel 4 info straight from the horses mouth:
0% interested in motion control
More Pixel 4 info straight from the horses mouth:
0% interested in motion control
At work, phone is on the table facing up, you want to skip a song... Hand gesture over it. Can't think of anything else though, and I also expect lots of activations at the wrong times. But I guess the one thing that matters from the ad is the Google take on FaceID.I'm trying to figure out a use case where motion gestures might be useful. Maybe hands-free in the car? But at that point, voice control accomplishes the same thing without you having to move your hands from the steering wheel so maybe not that either.
Accessibility options?
Maybe some stuff that OnePlus does on a turned off screen (draw a V for flashliht, an S or an O, for specific apps, or a pause or arrow sign for music control?), but then why make it weird by doing air gestures rather than just the on-screen gestures?
Maybe it'll be some great implementation that's the next big thing, but on first glance, it sounds extremely gimmicky for a mobile phone.
For me it would be a God send. I drive a vehicle for a living and it would be awesome to be able to do hand gestures to control my phone while on road.I'm trying to figure out a use case where motion gestures might be useful. Maybe hands-free in the car? But at that point, voice control accomplishes the same thing without you having to move your hands from the steering wheel so maybe not that either.
Accessibility options?
Maybe some stuff that OnePlus does on a turned off screen (draw a V for flashliht, an S or an O, for specific apps, or a pause or arrow sign for music control?), but then why make it weird by doing air gestures rather than just the on-screen gestures?
Maybe it'll be some great implementation that's the next big thing, but on first glance, it sounds extremely gimmicky for a mobile phone.
S10E or Pixel 3a? I can get both for roughly the same price. Looking for something cheap with a good camera to hold me over a bit.
Really Samsung? Taking away the headphone jack from the Tab S6? Even Apple has it on iPads.
Is there an app that you can play youtube videos while the screen is off?
Is there an app that you can play youtube videos while the screen is off?
To be fair, they've never really updated it and still sell it.NVidia Shield TV just took an update to Pie. Must be one of the oldest Android devices still getting updates at this point
Tried to hold out for the Pixel XL 4, but my original Pixel 1 XL's battery was so shot that I couldn't take it anymore. Less than an hour of use on battery saver would drop it to 20%, and it would die at 20% not even making it down to 0.
So got myself a heavily discounted Pixel 3 XL. Feels good to be able to use a phone again without having to be attached to a charger.
Regional-exclusive hardware was one thing, but now carrier-specific hardware? This feels shitty, especially since historically the Exynos versions have always trailed the Qualcomm SKUs, significantly in some cases. "Want a faster Note 10? Better be a Verizon customer." Yuck.
Interesting twist, seems like US note 10 will all be Exynos outside of Verizon.
Samsung making moves against Qualcomm
at the same time most of the custom scene for Samsung are with the Exynos devices, so there might some interesting potential.Regional-exclusive hardware was one thing, but now carrier-specific hardware? This feels shitty, especially since historically the Exynos versions have always trailed the Qualcomm SKUs, significantly in some cases. "Want a faster Note 10? Better be a Verizon customer." Yuck.
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I feel really stupid whiffing on this twice now, but I'd rather set the record straight, because my credibility takes a hit either way. Anyway, speaking to two people with firsthand knowledge of US carrier stock, it seems clear that US devices will have SD855 across the board.
NVidia Shield TV just took an update to Pie. Must be one of the oldest Android devices still getting updates at this point
I'm testing Mi9T, the camera is really good considering it's only ~$300. LTE also works because it has band4(aws). Really good option if you're looking for an affordable phone. It's practically same experience as One Plus 7 pro at less than half the price. You might not like the software but it's honestly ok, there is nothing really wrong with it and from what I've looked, it's very easy to flash ROMs on it unlike a galaxy or huawei phone. It supports netflix DRM but it only goes up to 720p for me still, unfortunate because the display is amazing and it's HDR. Maybe it is fixed later.
Considering what Samsung sells you at this price (A50), this is so much better and A50 is still a good value phone normally. Mi9T is just insane. When you don't have to pay for marketing, support and retail, you can pack a lot more into the product. If you don't mind these drawbacks, I don't think there is anything better than you can get for this much money. This is basically a flagship minus wireless charging. It's also very good looking with full screen experience. The performance is very good on this SD730, can't tell the difference between it and S10e that I have in normal use except this little guy takes much better photos than any samsung phone right now.
I'm testing Mi9T, the camera is really good considering it's only ~$300. LTE also works because it has band4(aws). Really good option if you're looking for an affordable phone. It's practically same experience as One Plus 7 pro at less than half the price. You might not like the software but it's honestly ok, there is nothing really wrong with it and from what I've looked, it's very easy to flash ROMs on it unlike a galaxy or huawei phone. It supports netflix DRM but it only goes up to 720p for me still, unfortunate because the display is amazing and it's HDR. Maybe it is fixed later.
Considering what Samsung sells you at this price (A50), this is so much better and A50 is still a good value phone normally. Mi9T is just insane. When you don't have to pay for marketing, support and retail, you can pack a lot more into the product. If you don't mind these drawbacks, I don't think there is anything better than you can get for this much money. This is basically a flagship minus wireless charging. It's also very good looking with full screen experience. The performance is very good on this SD730, can't tell the difference between it and S10e that I have in normal use except this little guy takes much better photos than any samsung phone right now.
This will be my next phone. MIUI is the only fly in the oinment, but I guess Nova Launcher can make it more bearable. And hopefully by the time I get mine there'll be an official LineageOS ROM. I've been using LineageOS for quite some time on my Nexus 6 (currently running Pie) and the experience has been truly great.
How's the front camera? I know the back cameras are solid (and probably even better with GCam), but I've heard mixed things about the front camera.