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Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by ricardonunez »

ryandrake wrote: post #898
dakiol wrote: post #57

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> I love the idea of an on-device model that I can say something like "who's going to the baseball game this weekend" and it'll intelligently check my calendar and see who's listed. Or saying something like "how much was the dinner at McDoogle's last week?" and have it check digital wallet transactions. It's probably just me (or a few like me) but I don't really keep my life in digital format as much as others (and I…

I used to consider myself a "tech guy" but the world seems to have moved on without me. I look at announcements of new phones and computers and I'm not even remotely excited about any of it. They're not solving any problem that I have anymore. I have a 9 year phone, and nothing released since then has really been compelling enough for me to upgrade. The only reason I will probably get a new one at some point is becau…

Same, I only catch up on tech by reading summaries sometimes and for a couple of weeks when I know I need a new device. I’m still the friends and family go to tech person for purchases and support but don’t need to be always up to do, which is great since I’m not interested anymore like when I was young.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by SirMaster »

mvieira38 wrote: post #113
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…

> 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…

For me, it's how can I get the slick and super convenient integrations between my phone, tablet, and laptop outside of Apple?

I am talking about Handoff, Continuity, iPhone mirroring (can use my iPhone and its apps while it remains locked somewhere), AirDrop, Continuity Camera, universal clipboard, iMessage, etc.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by SirMaster »

pier25 wrote: post #445
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've been using Android for years but for reasons recently switched to an iPhone. I gotta say Android is superior in a number of things like call and SMS spam. Also typing on iOS is a frustrating experience. I type "Im" and the iOS keyboard won't offer "I'm" as a correction option. I've even tried using the Google Keyboard on iOS and the multilingual predictions are just not as good as on Android. I would have prefer…

I just tried this on my iPhone, and as soon as I press the space bar after typing Im, it adds the apostrophe automatically FWIW.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by Karawebnetwork »

> Also, what is up with that camera module? This doesn't look like it can physically slide into jeans pockets.

Pixel phones have been that way for a while now. Phone cases usually add the missing part to make it flat, e.g. https://www.spigen.com/products/pixel-10-series-case-tough-a...

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by SirMaster »

izacus wrote: post #120
meowkit wrote: post #112

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As someone who prefers iphones… - iPhone wobble is real. Mostly mitigated by a proper case. Does the iPhone get a better camera in return? Usually in my experience. - I don’t sort my photos. The semantic search has been sufficient, and I back everything up to my NAS via an iCloud docker shim. - Chrome/chromium is adware garbage now. FireFox is the only browser I use. The FS API does sound great though. Enviable given…

Pixel phones have won blind camera tests last few years without Apple coming close though.

What if I personally don't tend to agree with most people over what constitutes a good looking photo?

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by SirMaster »

toephu2 wrote: post #313
meowkit wrote: post #112

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As someone who prefers iphones… - iPhone wobble is real. Mostly mitigated by a proper case. Does the iPhone get a better camera in return? Usually in my experience. - I don’t sort my photos. The semantic search has been sufficient, and I back everything up to my NAS via an iCloud docker shim. - Chrome/chromium is adware garbage now. FireFox is the only browser I use. The FS API does sound great though. Enviable given…

> I back everything up to my NAS via an iCloud docker shim As someone who refuses to pay extra for iCloud storage, can you tell me how to do this? I haven't figured out a good (read: easy) way to backup photos from my iPhone to computer/external storage (I don't want to use iTunes software cause I don't need everything syncing both ways).

Have you tried the app PhotoSync? It has tons of options to automatically back up all your iPhone photos to somewhere.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by t0md4n »

therein wrote: post #394
t0md4n wrote: post #293

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Face ID is not terrible. Especially on newer phones which support landscape rotation etc. They check to see if you’re looking at the screen and your eyes are open, so they can keep the screen on regardless of the auto lock setting. It’s a smart and useful feature which you can turn off if you don’t like it.

> It’s a smart and useful feature which you can turn off if you don’t like it. If they hadn't gotten rid of the fingerprint sensor, I'd believe in the sincerity of that statement. > It is not terrible The fingerprint sensor was at the perfect location, it worked perfectly. FaceID has the downsides I have outlined and therefore in my opinion absolutely terrible. > Especially on newer phones which support landscape rot…

Just not true though is it?

Touch ID had a ton of downsides. It didn’t work with wet or dirty fingers, didn’t work with gloves, if you have clammy hands it would constantly fail. Plus it has a higher false positive rate than Face ID and has less features. Not to mention the speed and UX of Face ID is significantly better for MOST people than Touch ID.

I also meant landscape Face ID recognition, obviously not landscape device orientation.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by SirMaster »

eloisant wrote: post #458
m463 wrote: post #342

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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.

Well it certainly looks like the iPhone 17 models will have a camera bump all the way across the width of the device now.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by lostlogin »

simfree wrote: post #624
lostlogin wrote: post #592

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So much this. I’ve migrated a home server to a Mac mini. It was awful to achieve. Trying to get a machine to boot, connect network shares and start containers was a week long effort. I can do it in Ubuntu in about 10 minutes from a clean install. So much is disgusting UI options hidden deep some in the (awful) settings app. But the result is a server that is fast, powerful and using 6-7W per hour, compared to the old…

The new Intel NUCs are only like a hundred something dollars for an N150 CPU and come with 16 gigs of RAM and a SSD. Why pay so much more to fight an uphill battle? Unless you desperately need the hot garbage that is Xcode there isn't much reason to deal with Mac Minis running MacOS as a server. One update and it will suspend and be unwakeable without physical interaction.

I had a list of things I wanted: I have limited space so needed a small form factor. I am on solar and wanted power usage to be low. I wanted 10Gb Ethernet.

It’s on a smart plug, so I can power cycle it remotely.

The hardware is far superior to any Nuc, I have at 4 or 5 of those already, I really like them. MacOS is a struggle, but I think I’ve tamed it.

I wasn’t the one paying.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by godelski »

_puk wrote: post #753
godelski wrote: post #710

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> I pay with debit/credit cards but I don't have any digital wallet. I don't take my phone with me most of the time (my phone is big and having it hanging in my pockets is not nice). I hate having things in my pockets, so that's actually why I like digital wallets. Honestly I'd rather forgo my phone but it is easier to give up my wallet, which is only carried for the ID. But I've also recently moved away from flagshi…

There's non flagship, and there's ex-flagship. I'd much rather have an ex-flagship phone that, at the time, had what was considered one of the best cameras (actually pretty much all I care about). That said, I'm looking forward to trying this out in about 5 years! Written from my "new to me" pixel 6.

I'll be honest, I didn't feel much of a difference changing from my Pixel 2 to my Pixel 6. Actually, I liked my Pixel 2 more. Boy do I miss that back fingerprint sensor. As well as the squeeze feature. What a great design. Also, it cleanly fit in my pocket. Pixel 2 was peak Pixel if you ask me. (never tried the 3)

Really the only reason I ended up switching was because I had already replaced the lens on the rear camera after some dirt got into it and I had cracked that back glass while taking it apart. Not a big deal, but it felt like time to move on I guess. I definitely got excited about all the new features of 6 and then promptly never actually used any of them.

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