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Post by BoorishBears »

lostmsu wrote: post #599
BoorishBears wrote: post #522

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mostly develop for Android devices and use iOS. I have literally never missed not having a "always-back" button. Where would I want it that a way to go back isn't baked into the flow? I mean half the Android apps out there have broken backstack implementations anyways so pressing back on Android will do anything from send you back one screen to set your hair on fire and everything in between so...

The most common scenario I have is switching from RSS reader into web browser for the full article and back. This is also about 50% of what I do on the phone that's not scrolling web pages vertically.

Isn't that just swiping left and right on the bottom of an iOS device?

(Switches between your current app and last app for reference)

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by grumpyprole »

DCKing wrote: post #20

Thanks Google. Think I’ll be buying this. I want as little to do with Google’s services as possible in my life, but they really deserve credits for making a modern usable smartphone that is reasonably open. There is just one single feature I will be buying this for - the 5 years of software updates. While good image processing is definitely a pro, all of these software you’re presenting features I really don’t give a…

I've been tempted by iPhone in the past for precisely this reason. But there's so many things it can't do on the software side. For example, with regard to music, FLAC support is poor and there's missing Bluetooth codecs like LDAC. Call screening, anti-spam and file sync are also not good enough for my needs.

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by utrack »

jeppesen-io wrote: post #594
Sodman wrote: post #224

I hate the trend that the "pro" versions of all these flagship phones need to be an XL Phablet monstrosity. Human hands haven't gotten any bigger. I have owned most of the Nexus & Pixel phones throughout the years. After having the Nexus 6 as my daily driver for 2 years, I have always opted for the smaller option ever since. I would totally pay flagship prices for a regular ~5.5-6" phone with flagship specs, and I'm…

Am I missing something, isn't the pro basically the same except for a few GB of ram?

Camera is different and it's 90hz screen versus 120hz (a deal breaker for me).

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by gundmc »

rumblerock wrote: post #333
DCKing wrote: post #20

Thanks Google. Think I’ll be buying this. I want as little to do with Google’s services as possible in my life, but they really deserve credits for making a modern usable smartphone that is reasonably open. There is just one single feature I will be buying this for - the 5 years of software updates. While good image processing is definitely a pro, all of these software you’re presenting features I really don’t give a…

As a former Pixel user that switched because I broke the phone and had an extra iPhone in the family, there are a number of reasons I'm heavily considering switching back (had been an Android user since 2009). 1. Spam call screening is nonexistent on the iPhone, and T-Mobile's blocker still lets a ton of them through. In my prior experience Google did a much better job in this department. It would be nice to pick up…

I recently switched from a Pixel 3a to a Samsung phone - I didn't realize at the time that the spam filtering was a uniquely Pixel feature but holy hell do I miss it. I didn't change my number or carrier, but I went from maybe 1 spam call a month to about 3 per day. This feature is slept on in a big way.

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Post by atraac »

lucidone wrote: post #479

How do folks evaluate upgrading their phone? I'm using an iPhone 6s still that was a hand-me-down and wanting to upgrade the camera - not sure what I ought to be looking for. Dropping 1k CAD seems exorbitant for this purpose.

I'm in a similar spot, I have Galaxy S9 and want to upgrade mainly for the camera. I would also prefer something that is not huge. I'm waiting for S21 FE announcement and if that doesn't come, I'll buy either Zenfone 8 or I'll throw my money for S21 I think. I really like Pixel 6 looks and camera performance but if Google doesn't give a f** to sell it in my(European) country through normal channels I'm simply not gonna work around to give them my money.

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by cblconfederate »

standardUser wrote: post #513

I couldn't wait any longer so I purchased a very expensive Samsung S21 Ultra ($1200) because no Google phone could lure me away from my fading Pixel 2 XL. My mistake, because the Samsung phone had preloaded software that took considerable effort to remove (more than most people could/would deal with). It wasn't the software itself that bothered me, but rather that there were notifications for apps I don't use that I…

yeah it takes effort but you can still replace most of them , change the launcher , and disable that bixby thing.

OTOH the secure folder thing is neat. Samsung should focus on offering apps that dont exist in stock andriod, and do them well.

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Post by owlbite »

josephg wrote: post #542
soylentnewsorg wrote: post #478

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love the iphone. I get my wife the latest and greatest every two years, and I forget about it. If she had an Android anything, I'd be spending at least an hour per week on tech support. It's absolutely worth the inflated price for me, and the fact that it's extremely limited in possible features is a bonus. Just like I used to love stick, but now an automatic tranny is great, as my enjoyment is the destination not…

As I said, I agree with most of what you said. > Now as far as the iphone 6s being usable - that's my point. It is usable, on the old OS it was designed for. That phone was running the latest OS when I gave it to my friend last year. I think it might have been running faster thanks to ios 13 (or whichever version improved performance). I believe you when you say your brother's iphone 5s became unusable with subsequen…

I'm not covinced companies are out to "make their old products feel worse over time". It's just the inevitable consequence of the steady march of technological progress. A 10-20% per year performance improvements and new radio/camera hardware just add up over time and means that your old phone is worse than a new one. And that's before you take into account any degradation in things like nand and battery that they try and make fail gracefully (even if the PR messaging occasionally goes very wrong on that front).

There is of course also a degree of investing time writing to the new hardware more than the old one, and just cutting down features that don't fit due to lack of processing power or just lack of underlying tech on older hardware, but it's not something that being able to throw a different OS on seems likely to fix?

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Post by feanaro »

n8cpdx wrote: post #442
tootie wrote: post #128

Hot take: I haven't seen a compelling new phone feature from any manufacturer in as long as I can remember. I spend 99% of my tapping time sending texts, using a browser and taking pictures with the rear camera. Same as I did on my Droid X which was my first smart phone circa 2011.

Quality of the basics matters. Folks like to say they don’t need a fast processor, because all they do is browse the web. If you open the messages app and browser 50x per day (which seems like a conservative estimate) and load the maps app a few times a week, the speed differential between devices adds up. Personally, I find the annoyance factor more bothersome than the raw hours of wasted human lifetime. Side by sid…

> Side by side, my iPhone 12 takes several seconds less to open Firefox than pixel 4.

It takes seconds for your phones to open Firefox?! My Xiaomi Mi A3 opens it without a noticeable delay.

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Post by cblconfederate »

tootie wrote: post #128

Hot take: I haven't seen a compelling new phone feature from any manufacturer in as long as I can remember. I spend 99% of my tapping time sending texts, using a browser and taking pictures with the rear camera. Same as I did on my Droid X which was my first smart phone circa 2011.

Same with cars. people will often buy them to show off or other irrelevant reasons. It's one of those items where people will spend irrationally more than they would e.g. in a desktop, despite spending far longer time on the latter due to pandemic.

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Post by cblconfederate »

makeitdouble wrote: post #415
tootie wrote: post #128

Hot take: I haven't seen a compelling new phone feature from any manufacturer in as long as I can remember. I spend 99% of my tapping time sending texts, using a browser and taking pictures with the rear camera. Same as I did on my Droid X which was my first smart phone circa 2011.

Isn’t it a wonderful thing ? Just as some people never felt the need to upgrade their DSLR once it hit 24M pixel, or change their TV for the last decade, or buy a new car, or buy a new house. That’s arguably how things should be for the vast majority of people, if we consider the product getting marketed to have any lasting value.

have phone sales gone down?
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