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Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by j45 »

LeonenTheDK wrote: post #246
mywacaday wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a note 10+ and the stylus is a game changer, I would like a wider screen for taking notes but can't justify the cost. Also my note is nearly 4 years old and showing no sign of slowing down or battery issues.

No sign of battery issues is huge, I'm still rocking my 3 year old Pixel 3a and recently replaced the battery, it was a night and day difference. General slowness/lack of responsiveness, half day battery life. Been like that with all my other smart phones since 2013. Would love my next phone to go on year 4 with no sign of battery degradation (although in lieu of that I'll take an easy to replace battery).

Only charge up to 80% battery unless you need the full charge and the battery generally lasts much longer

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by dragonwriter »

adastra22 wrote: post #232
iknowstuff wrote: post #203

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Why. Put your slab in a protective case and a screen protectir and you get a much more durable device than flip phones ever were.

And now it is a giant brick that doesn’t fit comfortably in your pocket.

Get a bigger pocket.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by [deleted] »

JusticeJuice wrote: post #142
stilist wrote: post #48

The Live Translate video shows 'aqui' instead of 'aquí'. I don't know if that's an error the software actually makes, or if the person who composited the text into the video had the wrong spelling.

$5 that was human error in post. Usually you'd have an animation made manually, not recorded from a simulator, then composite that onto the final shot. It's pretty hard to record screens without blowing out the dynamic range of the rest of the scene, to make them super crisp it's just easier to add it on later.

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Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by zw7 »

LeonenTheDK wrote: post #246
mywacaday wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a note 10+ and the stylus is a game changer, I would like a wider screen for taking notes but can't justify the cost. Also my note is nearly 4 years old and showing no sign of slowing down or battery issues.

No sign of battery issues is huge, I'm still rocking my 3 year old Pixel 3a and recently replaced the battery, it was a night and day difference. General slowness/lack of responsiveness, half day battery life. Been like that with all my other smart phones since 2013. Would love my next phone to go on year 4 with no sign of battery degradation (although in lieu of that I'll take an easy to replace battery).

How do you feel about the lack of security updates? I miss the smaller size of the 3a bit upgraded since they stopped shipping software updates. I'm hoping you can talk me in to resurrecting it.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by rtpg »

j45 wrote: post #261
LeonenTheDK wrote: post #246

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No sign of battery issues is huge, I'm still rocking my 3 year old Pixel 3a and recently replaced the battery, it was a night and day difference. General slowness/lack of responsiveness, half day battery life. Been like that with all my other smart phones since 2013. Would love my next phone to go on year 4 with no sign of battery degradation (although in lieu of that I'll take an easy to replace battery).

Only charge up to 80% battery unless you need the full charge and the battery generally lasts much longer

Is there a place that has empirical data on this stuff? Like what battery factoids are still true with the latest devices or not?

I would honestly love for phone manufacturers to outright build in some software to build in best practices if they actually exist. Don't let me charge to 100% at first or something!

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by j45 »

rtpg wrote: post #266
j45 wrote: post #261

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Only charge up to 80% battery unless you need the full charge and the battery generally lasts much longer

Is there a place that has empirical data on this stuff? Like what battery factoids are still true with the latest devices or not? I would honestly love for phone manufacturers to outright build in some software to build in best practices if they actually exist. Don't let me charge to 100% at first or something!

I’m pretty sure you should be able to find data. Only a handful of battery manufacturers used.

Phones typically are geared to use the full capacity of the battery.

The demand towards the thinnest phones possible leaves smaller tolerances towards cramming in the biggest battery possible.

I think the galaxy note 4 was the last one with a removable battery therefore something that could run a long time.

An external battery case depending on how you use it can extend the lifespan of an internal battery too.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by wffurr »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #219
asimops wrote: post #194

139.7mm x 79.5mm Just imagine, they would remove the crap in the middle and sell it for a reasonable price. Finally an android flagship with proper sizing and GrapheneOS.

> Finally an android flagship with proper sizing and GrapheneOS. Does the Pixel 7 Pro not fit that description? I just bought one for GrapheneOS.

No, that’s way bigger.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by caddemon »

r00fus wrote: post #59
xnyanta wrote: post #44

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I'm posting this from my Galaxy Z Fold 3. I'm not particularly wealthy or a frequent traveler. I bought this phone used for 750 bucks in Canada and my main use case for the screen real-estate is reading manga on it, which it excels at. It also then serves as a phone and a media in bed machine. It is fragile and I take good care of it but it is absolutely the most innovative and exciting phone I've had the pleasure of…

I think you hit on something here - if you can get it for 750 (in any currency) it becomes interesting. If it's nearly 2k, it's a plaything for the rich that's both fragile and may have issues that are likely to be poorly supported by the vendor.

Not sure about the Fold 3, but the Flip 3 has been surprisingly durable for me. Dropped it multiple times getting out of Uber, fell off desk onto hardwood floor, etc. never with a case on and most recently without even the plastic screen protector.

I thought for sure when I first bought it I'd have to be super careful about the hinge but by now I'm constantly opening it and closing it during the day (though not quite jerked around like an old school flip phone).

I'm amazed at how perfectly it still works almost 2 years later for me, I made a point of keeping my old pixel phone instead of trading it in when I made the upgrade because I was so worried the Flip wouldn't last.

Definitely going to be getting another Flip when I do upgrade again, unless maybe Google launches its own version of that configuration.

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