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Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by fbdab103 »

LeifCarrotson wrote: post #69
bryanlarsen wrote: post #50

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Wireless is usually a lot slower than plugging it in, so i suspect it'd be better on batteries rather than worse. But the best way to save your batteries is to not charge to 100%.

I wish there were standard software in Android and iOS to limit charge percentage and battery temperature during charging. It's ludicrous to me that the default behavior is plugging in your phone to a 30W ludicrously fast charger when you go to bed in the evening, where it then climbs to 100% charge and holds there while you sleep. I should be able to tell it I'd like it to reach 85% charge as of the time my alarm go…

This is why you should keep a non-fast charger next to the bed. Something that can only ever do 5V. If you need to charge quickly, plug in somewhere else.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by qumpis »

Gigachad wrote: post #121
LeifCarrotson wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish there were standard software in Android and iOS to limit charge percentage and battery temperature during charging. It's ludicrous to me that the default behavior is plugging in your phone to a 30W ludicrously fast charger when you go to bed in the evening, where it then climbs to 100% charge and holds there while you sleep. I should be able to tell it I'd like it to reach 85% charge as of the time my alarm go…

Tbh I don't think its worth even thinking about battery life preservation on phones. The battery can be replaced so cheaply that it makes years of charging anxiety not worth it for a few months longer lifespan.

But the inconvenience of replacing them yourself outweighs the benefit of restoring their battery for many people without much experience. I miss replaceable batteries

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by GeekyBear »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11

Well, better late than never. Many, many years ago when Android 2 was all the rage, Motorola has shipped Xoom tablet with Android 3. That Android version turned out to be a dead end, and the whole line of tablets went nowhere. Next Google's attempt at tablets was Nexus 7 device, which was actually great, esp 2013 version that still lays around somewhere in my office and sees occasional use. But then, Google kind of f…

> Next Google's attempt at tablets was Nexus 7 device, which was actually great

Until the Android Lollipop update rendered it so laggy it was unusable two years later?

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by crazygringo »

qumpis wrote: post #152
Gigachad wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tbh I don't think its worth even thinking about battery life preservation on phones. The battery can be replaced so cheaply that it makes years of charging anxiety not worth it for a few months longer lifespan.

But the inconvenience of replacing them yourself outweighs the benefit of restoring their battery for many people without much experience. I miss replaceable batteries

But you're usually going to have to replace it anyways if you have your phone for long enough.

Does it usually really matter if you have to replace it after 28 months versus after 32 months? The chance that you'll sell/lose/break your phone in that small window just doesn't seem worth worrying about.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by sumedh »

foverzar wrote: post #96
ehsankia wrote: post #82

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> for what they offer compared to Apple's ecosystem Yet after over a decade, iPads still don't support multiple profiles for a device that's very often used in a household by multiple people. Something that this very first generation Pixel Tablet does.

Wonder who downvotes this. The sole reason why I chose samsung tab over iPad is that iPad is essentially useless as a shared family device - the UX of switching accounts inside apps is just terrible. Tablet should definitely be a multiuser device and it's kinda stupid that Apple actually has multiple accounts functionality, but it only works for school or enterprise.

> it's kinda stupid that Apple

Its marketing, by locking that feature you are forced to buy more iPads for other family members.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by chrysoprace »

As someone who generally likes the Pixel line of phones (not a fanboy; I just enjoy the stock+ android experience), I'm sceptical of the support on this tablet. My old Nexus tablet (I think it's the Nexus 7) is generally useless beyond basic offline usage because it doesn't get OS updates any more.

Given the price, it's going to be a hard thing to justify at AUD$899 if it's going to be a security liability after 2028.

I like the dock though. Gives it a second purpose as a hub I guess.

Re: Pixel Tablet

#157

Post by Teever »

foverzar wrote: post #96
ehsankia wrote: post #82

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> for what they offer compared to Apple's ecosystem Yet after over a decade, iPads still don't support multiple profiles for a device that's very often used in a household by multiple people. Something that this very first generation Pixel Tablet does.

Wonder who downvotes this. The sole reason why I chose samsung tab over iPad is that iPad is essentially useless as a shared family device - the UX of switching accounts inside apps is just terrible. Tablet should definitely be a multiuser device and it's kinda stupid that Apple actually has multiple accounts functionality, but it only works for school or enterprise.

Sounds like something the EU should regulate.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by initplus »

Not in a market that we sell to means you aren't even allowed to look at the product? I recall this being a problem years ago on the Google store, but it's still a thing?

Apple lets me look at the store of any country I want. And they anyways launch products globally at the same time.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by zuminator »

flangola7 wrote: post #134
squeaky-clean wrote: post #114

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Whose desktop? 72 ppi would be a 1080p screen at 30". Or 1366x768 at 22". That's pretty low ppi even for your average Joe. They also said their desktop. Though I don't know what resolution/size it would be to beat 266 ppi. I'm guessing a 4k laptop screen, as a 4k 24" monitor is only 183ppi.

This is from a professional design company: >The optimal resolution for images on screen is 72 DPI. Increasing the DPI won’t make the image look any better, it’ll just make the file larger, which will probably slow down the website when it loads or the file when it opens. https://largeprinting.com/resources/image-resolution-and-dpi...

As your link points out DPI and PPI aren't really the same thing. DPI has to do with the resolution of the edited/saved image. Usually, it's determined by your editing software. PPI is the physical or effective resolution of your display. You almost definitely want a better than 72ppi display for text work because otherwise fonts will look absurdly pixelated like in the early days of "desktop publishing." I don't think it's even possible anymore to buy a true computer monitor with less than 100ppi, although if you're using an old 768p 49-inch "HDTV" as a PC display it's going to give you something like 32ppi.

https://www.sven.de/dpi/

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by my123 »

ehsankia wrote: post #82
dabernathy89 wrote: post #25

Android tablets generally feel overpriced right now for what they offer compared to Apple's ecosystem. There's one exception: Lenovo's last gen pro tablet got a small refresh. It's the "Lenovo P11 Pro Gen 2" and it's absurdly affordable compared to the competition right now (~$270). It's got a 120hz OLED display, great general-purpose performance (my previous tablet experience was Samsung's budget S6 Lite, which was…

> for what they offer compared to Apple's ecosystem Yet after over a decade, iPads still don't support multiple profiles for a device that's very often used in a household by multiple people. Something that this very first generation Pixel Tablet does.

> iPads still don't support multiple profiles for a device

It's even worse than that. They actually do!

But managed for education/enterprise only...

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