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Re: Oct. 4

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Post by blinkingled »

hammock wrote: post #33
blinkingled wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt many people will buy a $649 phone with run of the mill specs and only 18 months of updates even if it was made by Google (whatever that means). Google might not remember but nobody bought the Chromebook Pixel or the Pixel C.

All(?) of the top-end Androids in the Verizon store are priced at $650 and above.

That's what people buy - whatever is in the carrier store and whatever they see on TV ads. Besides isn't there a monthly plan most carriers offer?

I mean with Project Fi the Pixel phones could be a equally attractive deal for Regular Joe but they would still have to advertise it heavily and offer better value through extended updates.

Re: Oct. 4

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Post by zastrowm »

mkozlows wrote: post #69
SCdF wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where do you get that three years of support figure from? The only official numbers I've ever heard was 18 months, which lines up roughly with my experience. I have a N5, which came out (just) less than three years ago, and it is not getting Nougat, which was released a few weeks ago. The last major update it got was around a year ago. AFAICT with Google you're guaranteed to get the next OS version, if you're lucky y…

Two years of major-release support, and three years of security support: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/05/google-announces-new...

And for the official source: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en#nexus_...

Re: Oct. 4

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Post by Spidler »

mafuyu wrote: post #51
matart wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would you go with instead? I am also a Nexus 5 user looking for an upgrade of some sort.

Check out the OnePlus 3. It's a "flagship killer" at a low price. I have one and it's excellent.

how's their update schedule for Security fixes and OS versions?

How botched are their security lockdown of their phones compared to the Nexus line?

Can't seem to find a list of CVE's fixed with each update (not in their changelogs, that they only post on the forum...) , based on that, they do not fix known security problems.

Re: Oct. 4

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Post by dragonwriter »

flannell wrote: post #12

My guess? a smart phone that has machine vision built in? ten four? sounds like tensor flow - machine learning. Interesting how the search box grew to include images...

> ten four? sounds like tensor flow - machine learning.

Sounds a lot more like "10-4"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-code

Re: Oct. 4

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Post by benmcnelly »

OKAY, so I get that they are promoting (probably) the camera/photos but with the photos filling the whole device, it almost makes you wonder if they are doing full color custom high DPI printed back covers (which would be good, since its so ugly if leaked pics are correct).

Or maybe they are going to be the first with a full slab of glass on the front with seamless edge to edge display (hah yeah right) - if its not either of those things, they just set people up for massive disappointment.

Re: Oct. 4

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Post by calgoo »

naringas wrote: post #29

I get an HTTP 404 not found >The requested URL /fourten was not found on this server. That’s all we know.

I still get the 404... However, is there a typo in the title or did they do it on purpose?

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

Re: Oct. 4

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Post by sigmar »

JustUhThought wrote: post #52

I want... 1) a thicker phone, so I can grab it without the grip feeling precarious, and because it has a super-sized battery that easily lasts ll day and all night. 2) 2 cameras, yes, but specifically for depth perception, because omg all the amazing programs I could write! 3) waterproof, cause I like pulling my phone out in the rain and I'm a klutz.

2 cameras aren't enough for an accurate depth map though, right? I thought you need infrared.

Re: Oct. 4

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Post by curt15 »

kalleboo wrote: post #20
WhitneyLand wrote: post #15

If you were leading the Pixel phone effort what would you choose as the top three market differentiators? To start one small thing I'd do is match Apple on the length of update support window.

> To start one small thing I'd do is match Apple on the length of update support window. That will win you over the tech-fanboys, but is that anything normal people take into account when they pick a phone? I probably hear more complaints about new versions of iOS "making my phone worse" than Android users complaining about not getting updates.

Google has been making noises about Android for Work for a while. To get businesses to start taking Android seriously, Google needs a flagship line of devices with business-class software support, especially in terms of security patches. Even though many apps have been moved to the Play Store, Google Play can't patch problems in the kernel or system libraries.

Re: Oct. 4

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Post by tormeh »

naringas wrote: post #30
naringas wrote: post #29

I get an HTTP 404 not found >The requested URL /fourten was not found on this server. That’s all we know.

Unless I open the url with chrome. WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF THE OPEN INTERNET /s

Did you use Firefox? Facebook has strange bugs on Firefox but not on Chrome for me. Firefox is clearly dying at this point.
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