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Yes! Google continues to add barometers to phones! Although, it's disappointing that the Nexus 9 does not also include a barometer. I suppose they've decided that the use case for fast GPS and altitude works better in a phone than a tablet - that, or, since the 9 is built by HTC it would be their first time adding one. Oddly, though, Motorola put its first barometer in a tablet (the Xoom) before they tried any phones…
Can anyone explain to me what the fetish is with pushing the same amount of pixels as a freaking 27 inch display (which, by the way, I've always considered gorgeous)? I mean, does anyone actually notice the difference? Because if that difference means I'm paying $100-200 extra for a better screen, a better graphics chip etc, and it means my battery life is reduced, I really just don't get it. I elaborated a bit on th…
Did your gorgeous 27" display cost more than $500? I'm not quite clear why you think $500 for a very decent computer that fits into a (big) pocket is unreasonable.
>With a large 3220 mAh battery, you get over 24 hours of use from a full charge. I would hope so, call me old-fashioned but I would say that once a day is the absolute limit on how many times I'd accept having to charge my phone. Of course, you don't use your phone 24 hours in a day (at least I hope you don't) however, marketing being what it is they generally mean "very very light usage" when they quote battery-life…
I'm at a desk in work, so I have my (3 year old iPhone) phone plugged in all day.
However, say I'm doing some travelling for example I will tend to use my phone a lot throughout the day. Be it listening to music, playing a game while waiting on $MODE_OF_TRANSPORTATION or browsing the web. That would be one of the days were I would pretty pissed if my phone would not last throughout the day, or I would have to make constant considerations like "If I watch this movie now, will I have enough battery life left to make a call if my flight gets delayed".
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Dimensions : 82.98mm x 159.26mm x 10.06mm Weight : 184g Source : http://www.google.com/nexus/6/
Ahh, I didn't realize that the specs section had an expandable button to see more details. It's definitely a huge phone, although barely taller than the 6 Plus, which is exactly what I suspected.
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4.7" should be the plus, if you ask me. I'm dreading the day my 3.5" phone dies and has no reasonable modern replacement. EDIT : I'm open to switching to Android for my next phone if anyone can point my to a small one. Priorities are good camera, ok battery life, and not awful build quality. And maybe good support from Cyanogen? I'm out of the loop on Android and don't have a sense of how important that is these days…
Why do you like the small screen so much?
So apparently there is no 7" tablet anymore. I think that makes sense, since the 7" tablets get cannibalized by the ever growing smartphones. After I bought a Nexus 7 I started to carry it around all the time. I used my Galaxy Nexus less and less (only for calls and whatsapp) so after a short time (when the Galaxy Nexus started to show its age) I decided I can live with an even smaller (and not so flexible) phone and…
For me a phablet makes much more sense. I just want a powerful smartphone, for everything else there is my laptop.
Yes! Google continues to add barometers to phones! Although, it's disappointing that the Nexus 9 does not also include a barometer. I suppose they've decided that the use case for fast GPS and altitude works better in a phone than a tablet - that, or, since the 9 is built by HTC it would be their first time adding one. Oddly, though, Motorola put its first barometer in a tablet (the Xoom) before they tried any phones…
Just curious, what do you use it for? :)
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