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Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by scarface_74 »

m45t3r wrote: post #427
scarface74 wrote: post #409

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So in affect it isn’t being supported? Apple supports phones with OS upgrades much longer and then still releases patches for older versions of iOS.

I would argue it still is, because I am sure most Android apps still supports Android 9. Google is also much more serious about backward compatibility than Apple, and go a long way to make sure that Android APIs has backwards compatibility between multiple versions of it, see https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-librar... and https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx . So as long your device is…

The original poster just said that some apps required the latest OS.

iOS 16 supports all phones back to the iPhone 8/X released in 2017.

> This is very different from iOS that once it stops receiving updates, you're pretty much screwed up.

Apple just released a security patch for the iPhone 5s January of this year. It was released September 2013. It was the first 64 bit iPhone and the first that supported LTE. Is Google or any Android manufacturer doing security updates for a phone released in 2013?

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by bradfa »

lloeki wrote: post #385
hackernewds wrote: post #379

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my ipad 2018 is pretty obsolete already. it can't be updated due to speed and hardware issues, and most apps won't work on the old os

I presume it's a 6th gen (A10). While A10 phones stopped receiving OS updates with iOS 16, this iPad is still supported by iOS 16. I had an iPhone 7 (same SoC) til early this year with iOS 15 and it was fine (changed because it got physically destroyed); I was never prevented to install any app even though iOS 16 was released well over 6 months before. I have a 7th gen iPad (A10) and iPad Pro 10.5 (A10X) and they bot…

I have two 6th gen and one 5th gen iPad. All 3 run iPadOS 16 fine. Currently the 5th gen iPad is the oldest iPad that iPadOS 16 supports.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by criddell »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #161
zuminator wrote: post #159

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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 thi…

A high PPI is great for text work, 220 is close to print quality, if it weren’t for the backlight it would look like paper. One reason I WFH is that it’s the only way I can use a decent monitor at work (outside of the laptop one).

> 220 is close to print quality

Would a decent laser printer be in that ballpark?

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by solarkraft »

akino_germany wrote: post #368
solarkraft wrote: post #248

Am I having a stroke? 700€ for a tablet? That doesn't support a pen? That doesnt have a good ecosystem? I get that Pixel is supposed to be a premium brand but it looks to me like they're trying to out-Apple Apple in pricing while at the same time trying to establish a new product category (let's be honest, Android tablets are kind of a joke right now). I'm glad Android tablets might make a comeback, but at that price…

You can use any USI 2.0 pen you want, it just doesn't come with one.

NGL, I expected that if it supported one, it would be stated prominently.

Hopefully good USI pens can actually be purchased nowadays :)

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by [deleted] »

krzyk wrote: post #281
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…

In my country it has comparable price to Pixel tablet. BTW. Is there a good tablet that has a screen that one can comfortably keep in hands, like around 8 inches?

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Post by jeroenhd »

rektide wrote: post #66

Has anyone tried loading the Chromecast app onto an existing phone or tablet? It looks like there's just an android app that runs but it probably isn't quite as simple as that, but I also haven't tried. That you can cast to this seems like such a basic & obvious step.

I imagine once the software gets out, XDA developers will be all over it.

I'm using GCam on my phone right now just like many other people running custom ROMs. Even if the Chromecast thing is more than just an app, I imagine there will be ways to get that functionality on other tablets soon after.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by davidy123 »

mastercheif wrote: post #438
davidy123 wrote: post #402

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I would include wireless magsafe in the bad decision category. The idea is good, but the implementation… they should have found a way to make it backward compatible, at least for the first generation of devices, and to be a really good company, introduced it as a standard from the get-go. But that wouldn't be very Apple. So now we have a few generations of wireless charger e-waste, which is a lot more material than a…

MagSafe is a Qi charger with some magnets around the rim. It works with any Qi wireless charging device.

Yes, but Apple could have introduced it as an open design on introduction. That would effectively have been two products; the functionality and the open-handed, wide-ranging ecological solution. They chose to offer a different second product, an implied proprietary, exclusive design. Now, three years later, it's an open standard, in the meantime there is probably thousands of tons of e-waste of interim products.

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Post by wodenokoto »

hackernewds wrote: post #379
kentiko wrote: post #364

Last time I bought a Google device was a Pixel C end of 2016 as present for my dad. It was supported up to Android 8, released in 2017, and then Google decided this device was obsolete and would never get the next Android release. I am done with Google hardware. I bought my dad an iPad Mini since, as a replacement, I sure it will be updated for much longer.

my ipad 2018 is pretty obsolete already. it can't be updated due to speed and hardware issues, and most apps won't work on the old os

My iPad 2011 is also obsolete. The screen looks great and it runs both Vlan and iBook just fine, so I can connect it to a PC and move books and videos on it.

It’s not great for browsing any more it is still a great study tool (still runs anki, still great for reading)

It’s still a good tool, but it has definitely lost features over time.

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Post by Toutouxc »

Yhippa wrote: post #268
foverzar wrote: post #96

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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.

I have one tablet from each ecosystem and user switching is really handy! On top of that, it's nice to have a work profile where you can just shut it off and get no notifications from any work apps. I haven't looked to see if my iPad will do that.

Yeah, iOS and iPadOS have profiles where you can whitelist or blacklist specific people or apps. E.g. when I'm at work, I only get notifications from my girlfriend and Slack.
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