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Deiciding between phones, stuck between three.

Whatever you do, don't get another Windows phone if it's the only phone you'll have. You're a young college student. Having an Android or (especially) iPhone will create more social vectors for you. Trust me. Or you'll regret it when that cute girl in lecture asks you to Snapchat with her, and...
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- Post #21
- Mar 22, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
iPhone SE

I'd like to make a return to the 4" form factor, but having the same display as the 5S would be awful. Here's to hoping that it has 2GB of RAM and faster NAND. And of course this wouldn't be an iPhone thread without someone citing an unpredictable, short-lived deal on competing phone x. I'm...
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- Post #52
- Mar 22, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Iphone 7

If they really do take out the 3.5mm jack, then I hope that 1. there are tangible benefits to using Lightning port headphones 2. there are 3.5mm to Lightning adapters and vice-versa
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- Post #9
- Feb 18, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
iPhone vs Android. Any objective comparison from 2014+ ?

Have you tried changing the vibration pattern of your notifications? By default, the vibration feedback is set to synchronize with the notification sound that's made. I think it's totes amazeballs, but as a result it makes some of the notification tones have a really short and soft vibration...
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- Post #47
- Feb 18, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Best size tablet for reading, watching tutorials

My corrected vision is 20/20 and I find the Nexus 9 to be a decent size for textbook reading. It was my go-to study tablet for about a year and I only gave it up because I switched to the iOS/Mac OS ecosystem. 10" devices like an iPad are even better. Now my definition of a small (portable?)...
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- Post #3
- Feb 16, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Loving ProjectFi with my Nexus6P

No, the $30 T-Mobile plan has unlimited texting as well.
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- Post #8
- Dec 12, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Starbucks small coffee is now $2/cup

McDonald's coffee is garbage. Starbucks can be quite good, but I hate how inconsistent they are with iced coffee. I find it meh or bleh more often than good. Depends on the location/manager. The one I frequent will only refill you with what's on the cup's label. I've also been to one that's...
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- Post #70
- Nov 17, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
T-mobile to offer unlimited streaming?

As I'm not a Netflix/HBO streamer, this would just mean a more congested network for me. It's great that T-Mobile is doing these things, but I wish you could opt out of some of these features for greater bandwidth instead.
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- Post #16
- Oct 30, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Wireless charging is not a gimmick.

There was a bit of jest in my statement: I meant to convey that Google thinks wireless charging is unimportant, not that it's a gimmick. And the Nexus line has never been about what's just necessary or what's common place: they did, after all, implement wireless charging in three generations of...
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- Post #54
- Oct 24, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
9/29 Google Press Event Discussion (Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X)

For the 5X: 7/10 repairability score from iFixit. Not bad. https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5X+Teardown/51318
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- Post #263
- Oct 23, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Sony Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PS4 Bundle Sells For Just $30

So how many did you buy to flip?
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- Post #20
- Oct 23, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
9/29 Google Press Event Discussion (Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X)

I live in Orange County, CA and mine is being shipped from Bloomington, CA. Next-day delivery for me even though I opted for ground. :D
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- Post #253
- Oct 23, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Moto g vs Moto e?

Solid battery life on the Moto E. With light/moderate usage, I just leave it running as a mobile hotspot for the entire day. I don't know how the 1st gen Moto X performs, but I actually find the 2nd gen Moto E to be slower than the 1st gen Moto G (4.5", Snapdragon 400). The Moto G was on...
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- Post #5
- Oct 23, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
9/29 Google Press Event Discussion (Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X)

Which phone is it most like? Hopefully not the Nexus 4... Guess I'll see for myself when mine arrives. The 6P comes with both a C->C and C->A. The 5X only has the C->C.
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- Post #249
- Oct 23, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Wireless charging is not a gimmick.

True, but it still means that they forfeited wireless charging for a full metal build. And because they don't want the 5X to one-up the 6P in any way, they also had to give it up for the 5X. That's a pretty big decision to make. I'm hoping they went full metal this year for the shock factor, and...
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- Post #37
- Oct 23, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices

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