Really really wish LG was making the Nexus this time around. But it seems that HTC is doing it using a fairly meh design of the M10.
Huh? Nexus 5X is LG.
I meant 2016 - HTC is rumored to be making them.
LG G5 modular phone: Hi-Fi DAC, battery slide out, connection interface
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#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
> An unlocked bootloader that doesn't void your warranty. I, like probably most of you, flash a new image to the phone when the stock software starts showing its warts. I agree with this idea but I do understand where phone manufacturers are coming from. You can obviously avoid the problem of software-bricked phones by having the factory image as a secondary ROM that can be hardware flashed with a button sequence. Th…
I think it's worth looking at desktops for flashability. You can install any OS on most desktops and there aren't that many issues about it. In my opinion, hardware shouldn't break because of bad software. That would mean that an exploit could not only brick a phone's software, but break the hardware beyond repair. What you mention sounds like bad thermal throttling, it's the CPU's job, not the OS's. My idea of a fai…
> Bolt down the hardware to restrict use out of specs
That's what I was thinking, require their signature to change bits that could harm the phone. You could even market this feature: most phones only have change-able back-plates. I'd bet that people would jump at the chance were they to see how drastically Cyanogen or MIUI changes their phone - don't just give people the chance to install any ROM, but actually provide a few of the more popular ones ready to go.
> But do you think an addon that bolts to the back would be okay for you?
With the module system of the G5 this seems completely plausible. When you frame it that way you can really see how LG [are trying to] shine in the blandness that is the current cellphone market.
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#163It appears that LG is the only company to dare offer real innovation on its flagship models. I don't know how well this model will do but it seems it's not just a faster rehash of last year's model.
At most, I think you mean specifically this year, for android phones. The iPhone 6S had some cool (hardware) updates, and I'd venture a guess that the iPhone 7 will, too.
Well, the only thing on the 6S that isn't an incremental upgrade is the force-sensitive touchscreen, which in my opinion doesn't really bring that much new to the table compared to this kind of modularity.
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#164Rant. It really bugs me when consumers ask for more features regardless of their feasibility, here we have a great phone with changebale batteries and yet we ask for it to be still on while we swap the batteries! Hasn't it occurred to us that maybe it's technically difficult to add in a supercap. Just be thankful. This is like constentaly asking for phones with more RAM and processing power, I am really glad Moore's…
I agree. With automobiles, people seem to be more aware of the constraints and the balance of capabilities to make a vehicle that fits a segment. I.e. sports cars aren't always comfortable. One day, people may understand tradeoffs in phones and realize that long battery life may require a thick phone.
>realize that long battery life may require a thick phone.
I'm pretty sure most people realize that, and everyone I've ever heard complaining about battery life also added that they wouldn't mind a thicker phone.
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#165I'm so glad LG are sticking with a switchable battery - it's a must have feature for me. Lots of people have forgotten what it's like to grab a wall-charged battery, slip it in and run out the door with 100% power in a few seconds. Tethering your phone to the wall sucks. Clunky portable battery packs are the worst. I hope this phone sells well, it has my support.
Honestly that sounds rubbish compared to just having a phone with a decent battery life in the first place. I used to think it was impossible (I had a Nexus 4) but my Z3C has an impressively good battery life - so much so that I rarely think about it. I don't even bother plugging it in for satnav duties. Also it charges at a pretty decent rate - probably takes an hour to fully charge from 0%. Battery swapping is a wo…
Except now, three years later my battery life is less than a working day and I can't swap it out without hot gunning the case.
The rest of my phone is perfectly fine but I can either keep it tethered to the wall or scrap it. That said, it would be dead already because I did drop it in water and the waterproof case saved it :)
> This means that batteries of mobile phones, or other hand-held devices in daily use, are not expected to last longer than three years. [1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Battery_li...
Re: LG G5 modular phone: Hi-Fi DAC, battery slide out, connection interface
#166Earlier quoted context omitted.
Honestly that sounds rubbish compared to just having a phone with a decent battery life in the first place. I used to think it was impossible (I had a Nexus 4) but my Z3C has an impressively good battery life - so much so that I rarely think about it. I don't even bother plugging it in for satnav duties. Also it charges at a pretty decent rate - probably takes an hour to fully charge from 0%. Battery swapping is a wo…
Depends how long you plan to keep your phone. Lithium-ion cells have finite lifespans, and if you plan to keep your phone for years at a time, or if (like me) you tend to purchase slightly older phones, removable batteries are a godsend. FWIW, though I'm not happy about the non-removable battery, I currently use a Nexus 4. It's gotten worse over time, but I used to be able to comfortably get about 2 days of runtime o…
Even if you upgrade your phone every three years, say, someone else will use it after that. Sometime back, I sold a phone that was 5½ years old when I sold it.
If phones had better battery life out of the box, it will help their current owner and the next owner.
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#167Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree, the obsession with thinness drives me batty. My iPhone barely makes it through the day sometimes. I usually have no problem, but occasionally I find myself around 9PM and my battery is down to 5% and I have to plug it in somewhere. This leads me to plug it in more than I strictly need to, just to ward off these moments. This would all become a non-issue if the battery were twice the size. Then my phone might…
Buy this phone with a 6050mAh battery, and it's just 8.5mm thick http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_230567.html
Never trust battery capacity ratings on off-brand Chinese electronics.
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#168Beginning of a new Era! I hope google launches it's Project Ara soon.
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#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
And this is a problem because?
Because (at least on my Moto X 2012, Android v5.1 Lollipop) rebooting can take upwards of ten minutes. Some OTA updates apparently trigger an 80-some-odd module "optimizing" run, which I presume is ART doing its AOT thing. If you're in a hurry to use your phone this can be maddening.
My LG G2 reboots in one minute. I would hope the G5 would be about the same.
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#170Earlier quoted context omitted.
Honestly that sounds rubbish compared to just having a phone with a decent battery life in the first place. I used to think it was impossible (I had a Nexus 4) but my Z3C has an impressively good battery life - so much so that I rarely think about it. I don't even bother plugging it in for satnav duties. Also it charges at a pretty decent rate - probably takes an hour to fully charge from 0%. Battery swapping is a wo…
Depends how long you plan to keep your phone. Lithium-ion cells have finite lifespans, and if you plan to keep your phone for years at a time, or if (like me) you tend to purchase slightly older phones, removable batteries are a godsend. FWIW, though I'm not happy about the non-removable battery, I currently use a Nexus 4. It's gotten worse over time, but I used to be able to comfortably get about 2 days of runtime o…
You are able to get two days of run time on a Nexus 4?
I couldn't achieve this even when new.
Replacing the battery on a Nexus 4 is a trivial affair(I am not saying this to take away from your non removal battery point but letting you know its pretty easy).