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Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by ForHackernews »

DannyBee wrote: post #108
ForHackernews wrote: post #97

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> I think Google and Samsung have decided to ditch sd cards to prevent the user having a shitty experience. I think Google has decided to ditch SD cards to encourage users to keep more of their data on Google's servers.

Right, because they makes more sense than ditching them because they are an unreliable mess that cause more problems than they solve, and are not necessary for the vast majority of users. Do you think apple never supported SD cards because they wanted more people to put stuff in icloud?

What makes them an "unreliable mess that cause more problems than they solve"? I've never had a single problem with an SD card. I put files on it, sometimes I read those files.

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Post by sleet »

adamc wrote: post #171
oconnore wrote: post #119

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Why are you disappointed? It sounds like a device you bought a few years ago has a longer useful lifespan than you thought. You get to have a state of the art phone for less money when you own it longer. I wonder if devices will start to be built better, with more replaceable components as the rate of spec improvements in mobile devices slows down.

Not the OP (although I feel exactly the same), but I'm disappointed because the battery life on my Nexus 5 is going nowhere but down... but I am not going to buy a new phone with exactly the same RAM and storage (and no SD card slot). The features they have added I don't care about (fingerprint scanner, better camera). I may well buy a new phone, but there is zero chance it will be a 5x.

I replaced my Nexus 5 battery last night. It cost very little, took about 15mins and so far the battery life is looking great.

I followed this guide (without their tools): https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+5+Battery+Replacement/260...

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by diakritikal »

shadeless wrote: post #84

As an owner of Nexus 5 I must say I'm a bit disappointed with this announcement. I was looking forwards to upgrading my almost two year old phone to Nexus 5x, but there doesn't seem to be a good reason unless Nexus 5 stops getting new Android updates. They have the same resolution, same amount of memory, same amount of storage. I don't shoot video, and I probably won't use fingerprint reader - but I do use wireless c…

It's only got a single front facing speaker too.

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Post by CardenB »

detaro wrote: post #326
mmanfrin wrote: post #323

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I thought I wouldn't care for it on the iPhone, but it's honestly a nice convenience. It's not for security, it's for simple auth (like when unlocking the phone or authorizing a payment on the app store).

> (like when unlocking the phone or authorizing a payment on the app store) Aren't these the things where you'd want security?

Unlocking your phone is done so frequently that many people opt not to secure it. The best security is one that you use. It's arguably more secure than a 4 number passcode, which someone can easily watch you enter over your shoulder.

Buying things on the App Store requires you to type in a password for the first purchase every so often. Then you use your finger print.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by adnam »

I have a Nexus 7 which was completely bricked by the "upgrade" to Android 5. I'm so furious I will never buy another Nexus device again. (I made the same promise about Nike shoes 20 years ago and so far haven't bought anything elseby that brand).

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by chrsstrm »

zuppy wrote: post #327
chrsstrm wrote: post #319

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>Plus the fingerprint thing is probably a bigger deal than you think Am I the only person on the planet who doesn't want a fingerprint reader on my phone? I don't want to secure anything of importance with my fingerprint - fingerprints are usernames, not passwords. This just feels like the equivalent of writing your password on a Post-It and sticking it to your monitor.

Nobody's going to bother to recreate your fingerprint, when it's much easier to beat you with a wrench ( https://xkcd.com/538/ ) until they get access to your phone. It's a huge convenience for you though, to unlock it without doing anything extra, as you're pressing that button anyway to turn the screen on. Much easier than typing passwords.

My worry is that this is a gateway drug to "Fingerprint protect all the things!"

My bank emailed me the other day with an announcement that I could access my account through their app via my fingerprint. WTF? My text messages are one thing by now my money is protected by just my fingerprint? I took my bank to task because they allowed my username to be twice as long as the allowed characters in my password. Someone at the bank said, "Hey, all these new-fangled phones have fingerprint readers, why don't we tap into that and sell it as a feature?" When everyone is doing it, no one is going to stop and ask if they should, it's just a race to incorporate the newest features. Normal people aren't asking if this is secure, they are buying into the marketing copy pushed on them, so they start thinking that it has to be secure, because why would my bank not have my interests in mind?

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Post by on_and_off »

r3m6 wrote: post #117
chdir wrote: post #90

My biggest gripe with Nexus series has been the camera. None of the releases has made a quantum leap in terms of picture quality. I don't care about gimmickries like HDR, live photos, sphere etc., all I want is a $300 Point & Shoot quality. Something that won't make me feel guilty for using a camera phone for preserving spontaneous memories. Please Google :) Samsung has done a great job with the S6, the others like G…

Same here. Can we/anyone tell from the specs how good (say, relative to S6/iPhone6) the new camera will be?

DxO seems to think that it is very good : http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Google-Nexus-6P-review-Seriou... It seems that Google has really worked on the camera module this time around.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by cheshire137 »

mkozlows wrote: post #139
chdir wrote: post #90

My biggest gripe with Nexus series has been the camera. None of the releases has made a quantum leap in terms of picture quality. I don't care about gimmickries like HDR, live photos, sphere etc., all I want is a $300 Point & Shoot quality. Something that won't make me feel guilty for using a camera phone for preserving spontaneous memories. Please Google :) Samsung has done a great job with the S6, the others like G…

DXOMark is the gold standard of photo-quality evaluations. Their evaluations for mobile phones show the Nexus 6 to have been very good for when it was released (it's #12 now, but most of the phones above it are newer); the Nexus 6P is ranked #2 right now: http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles

Hm, I'm surprised they don't have the iPhone 6S on there. Maybe it's coming.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by cheald »

MrBusch wrote: post #302
cheald wrote: post #159

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My N4's battery life is really hit-and-miss. If I wander into an area with poor HSPA+ coverage the battery just tanks .

Same here - actually the Nexus 4 still is a great solid phone. But besides the battery life, storage space for apps is a problem for me. Since the latest Android updates, apps got a lot bigger and I regularly need to delete stuff to be able to get all the app updates. Maybe it's time for a new phone now.

Since Lollipop it's been agonizingly slow for me. Apps take 4-6 seconds to open, opening a web page can render the phone unresponsive for seconds at a time. My wife's has become unstable, hard-locking and/or rebooting several times a day. Using the camera in particular seems to cause it to misbehave, which is unfortunate as she loves taking pictures.

It's been a great phone, no doubt, and we've loved ours, but it feels like it's time to move on to the next thing.

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