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Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by Jabbles »

kretash wrote: post #420
Jabbles wrote: post #242

https://imgur.com/a/sDJTiyK That 100x zoom looks a bit... sloppy... The car has one wing mirror and the rear tire is wider than the front. Edit: this might be real, see child comments. Is there someone who knows more about cars who can confirm that this is in fact, not real?

This looks to me like something resembling a 65 mustang. If you look at some 65 mustangs they only had a driver side wing mirror as that was the law back then. The wider rear tire also makes a lot of sense, as it's a RWD car that needs wider rear tires to support the traction. If the car in the photo is a 65 mustang, I think the AI did pretty good.

This is like using a 6-fingered person in an AI imaging advert.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by dt3ft »

mg wrote: post #94

The people at Google seem to think much more like me than the people at Apple. There are 3 primary decisions Google made that click with me, while Apple's choices are a mystery to me: 1: When I put a Pixel on a table, it sits there stable. Because the backside is symmetrical. When I put an iPhone on a table, it wobbles. 2: When I sort my photos on a Pixel, I sort them in folders. The "camera" folder is where the unso…

With an iPhone, when you click on an input field, the on-screen keyboard pops up, and you can type right away.

On an android (latest samsung flagship), the keyboard shows up but is frozen for a second before you can type.

I feel this and I’m guessing iOS is a lot more closer to the hardware, while android runs on top of Java, so there is more to process. Maybe its just me.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by can16358p »

Hardware: looks nice. Software: big NO. Anything from Google is a red flag for me.

If there was a hypothetical phone with this hardware with iOS, that would be really nice.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by veqq »

ndriscoll wrote: post #206
LeifCarrotson wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's smaller, so it should cost less, not more. It's 2025, miniaturization isn't that expensive. It's less screen and less battery than a laptop, cooling the CPU can be done passively because it's so low-powered, it has less RAM and less flash and fewer ports and a simpler mechanical design, no keyboard or touchpad... it's a slab of glass with a plastic/aluminum case containing a PCB, battery, and camera. Written on…

Also Google stuff always lacks SD card slots and have tiny storage. The $250 Motorola can add a $50 1 TB SD Card, which is enough to fit your entire music collection, all of wikipedia, and an offline ad-free routable map of the world from OSM, and still have probably like 700 GB left over for photos/videos. Google meanwhile charges $100 for a 128 GB storage upgrade. Probably because they want to funnel you into their…

Which motorola?

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by poolnoodle »

cosmic_cheese wrote: post #320
mvieira38 wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Is this a "left brain vs right brain" type of thing? Do most HNers prefer Androids? I don't think so. The stuff you mentioned is objectively better as there's no reason for Apple not to let you do it. It's more of a "I've been in the Apple walled garden for so long and so are all my friends" or the so-called network effects. Examples: you can't "Facetime" and "Airdrop" on Android, your text confirmation marks are g…

There’s still an element of subjective preference, as much as many like to say otherwise. To me, Android animations and gestures have always felt less polished and natural and more rough “forever prototype” and mechanistic, for example. In terms of “just working,” a big weak point of Android that stands out to me is just how clunky it is if you’re not neck-deep in the Google ecosystem and use more standardized servic…

You can just add IMAP accounts to the Gmail app but generally you're right.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by jakub_g »

the__alchemist wrote: post #2

Looks like they're still only available in "Huge" and "comically oversized". I guess I can keep buying Pixel 4s until new ones (req for battery) are no longer available.

I'm afraid you might be right.

Former user of 3a, I upgraded to 6 but it was way too big and heavy, and had a weird mass balance.

I'm now on 8 and it has perfect size and weight IMO (using it with a recommended Spigen case).

Looks like 10 is +17g heavier than 8 and 1-2 mm bigger. Not as big as 6 but almost as heavy.

https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=13979&idPhone2=...

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by spoaceman7777 »

highwaylights wrote: post #304
spoaceman7777 wrote: post #294

The only downside is that all of these new features will be supported for about 3 weeks, and then rapidly turn into another Google abandoned strip mall. Fooled me once, shame on you, fooled me (hundreds of times), shame on me Bet the people who launched these are already interviewing for their next gig.

.. as I sit here with my Apple devices that are 90% abandonware. I feel your pain.

samsung is a lot better with keeping products staffed at least

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by eloisant »

m463 wrote: post #342
mg wrote: post #94

The people at Google seem to think much more like me than the people at Apple. There are 3 primary decisions Google made that click with me, while Apple's choices are a mystery to me: 1: When I put a Pixel on a table, it sits there stable. Because the backside is symmetrical. When I put an iPhone on a table, it wobbles. 2: When I sort my photos on a Pixel, I sort them in folders. The "camera" folder is where the unso…

I can understand point #1 - 99% of people put a case on their phone - the more thickness you have for the camera (sensor+lens), the better you can make the optical design. (bigger sensor, more range of focus, etc) - the camera - especially wide angle lens - must be even with surface of case, not below it (otherwise the case occludes the edges of the photo)

Pixel phones also have a camera bump, but it's a band symmetrically placed on the back on the phone. Which is why it's stable.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by shreddit »

dt3ft wrote: post #452
mg wrote: post #94

The people at Google seem to think much more like me than the people at Apple. There are 3 primary decisions Google made that click with me, while Apple's choices are a mystery to me: 1: When I put a Pixel on a table, it sits there stable. Because the backside is symmetrical. When I put an iPhone on a table, it wobbles. 2: When I sort my photos on a Pixel, I sort them in folders. The "camera" folder is where the unso…

With an iPhone, when you click on an input field, the on-screen keyboard pops up, and you can type right away. On an android (latest samsung flagship), the keyboard shows up but is frozen for a second before you can type. I feel this and I’m guessing iOS is a lot more closer to the hardware, while android runs on top of Java, so there is more to process. Maybe its just me.

Yes, I’m used to this too. But lately on my 13 mini, there is a slight delay between the keyboard showing and it registering key presses. I would say it misses the first key press 60% of the time when the keyboard pops up…

It’s very annoying

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by prism56 »

dt3ft wrote: post #452
mg wrote: post #94

The people at Google seem to think much more like me than the people at Apple. There are 3 primary decisions Google made that click with me, while Apple's choices are a mystery to me: 1: When I put a Pixel on a table, it sits there stable. Because the backside is symmetrical. When I put an iPhone on a table, it wobbles. 2: When I sort my photos on a Pixel, I sort them in folders. The "camera" folder is where the unso…

With an iPhone, when you click on an input field, the on-screen keyboard pops up, and you can type right away. On an android (latest samsung flagship), the keyboard shows up but is frozen for a second before you can type. I feel this and I’m guessing iOS is a lot more closer to the hardware, while android runs on top of Java, so there is more to process. Maybe its just me.

Sorry, can you explain a little more? I'm interested where it doesn't pop up or I'm misunderstanding
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