Yes it did. That's why we have mobile -- and Haswell ULV.
Interesting if it is the 805, a decently pixeled camera, and soft buttons.
Yes it did. That's why we have mobile -- and Haswell ULV.The hardware rat race never ended with PCs after decades and decades
Interesting if it is the 805, a decently pixeled camera, and soft buttons.
Yes it did. That's why we have mobile -- and Haswell ULV.
Interesting if it is the 805, a decently pixeled camera, and soft buttons.
And we have six core 4GHz Ivy Bridge-E processors (and even lots more cores for servers) and might GTX Titans and 780TI and Radeon 290X graphics cards. And SSDs are a relatively recent arrival that has been another big step forward.
Just because the low end has gotten more efficient doesn't mean the high end stopped.
You're right, the Titan and stuff are a big advance. But GPUs have gone from also improving other elements (desktop/video rendering) to being -- at the home/office level -- strictly to support an ever-shrinking number of games that people are ever-less-satisfied about. (Note that even most hardcore gaming on the PC is on MMOs and MOBAs that don't even come close to requiring 2013 GPUs.) And cryptocoin mining, which is an even more niche sideline.And we have six core 4GHz Ivy Bridge-E processors (and even lots more cores for servers) and might GTX Titans and 780TI and Radeon 290X graphics cards. And SSDs are a relatively recent arrival that has been another big step forward.
Just because the low end has gotten more efficient doesn't mean the high end stopped.
Hey, listen.. All kidding aside, I just wanted you to know that, before I made this gif, what you said about the power button made me go and grab three different Android devices and mess with the power buttons for like five minutes because I thought "maybe these buttons are more sensitive than I think they are." It was all in good fun.
About the LG G2 sales, I think that has less to do with the button placement on the device and more to do with Samsung's complete dominance of the Android market.
I mean, look at the HTC One. I think we'd all agree that it's a fine device, more than capable of going toe to toe with the SGS4. Heck, it's what the Android users in my office went for and, honestly, I'm a bit jealous of those awesome front facing stereo speakers.
But the One has been, essentially, a commercial failure for HTC. They've lost market share YOY, and are eating in to their cash reserves. Some analysts think that, unless they can turn that performance around in 2014, there may not even be an HTC past 2015. Now, I don't know if it's as bad as all that, but it certainly is pretty bad for every OEM but Samsung.
They all look great. Especially no capacitive buttons and the battery.
I think there is a ton of room for improvement with the M8. Move the power button to the right side. Position the home button back to the center. Improve the camera.
Personally I think it's a shame they are jumping the screen up to 5" (unless they include on-screen buttons). I found the 5" screen on my S4 to be just a little too large. I'd like my next phone to be 4.7" or 4.8".
The elephant in the room is always battery life. If and when an OEM can offer models with significantly improved battery life it's going to be very appealing to consumers.
ultrabook convertibles with detacheable touchscreens or 360 degree hinges are already quite well usable as a non-power-user's main device. I use one. imo its also a more convenient form factor than a tablet if the weight is kept down. the only front where I think big improvement is needed is price and battery life.The spec wars aren't over by a long shot, we'll see phones/tablets become our primary PC in the coming years, and it's not that far away.
I agree on the on-screen buttons IF having them actually shrinks the device. as it stands I'm not aware of any phone that has a smaller bottom bezel than the S4 even when no capacitive/physical nav buttons are there. One of my annoyances with my LG G2 is that they couldn't squeeze capacitive buttons on to the (similarly sized) bottom bezel like samsung did so I can enjoy 100% of my screen real estate. rooting and shrinking/hiding the buttons solves most of the problem, but it remains a minor nuisance.
maybe I should put it like: careful what you wish for; the grass isn't much greener here.
ultrabook convertibles with detacheable touchscreens or 360 degree hinges are already quite well usable as a non-power-user's main device. I use one. imo its also a more convenient form factor than a tablet if the weight is kept down. the only front where I think big improvement is needed is price and battery life.
I suspected that the second, better spec list was wishful thinking. This is really not good for them.HTC One+ 'set in stone' to arrive with 4-megapixel UltraPixel camera
http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-...ve-with-4-megapixel-UltraPixel-camera_id50988
So did HTC fired the marketing-in-charge already? Who the hell thought having a lineup from One X+ -> One -> One whatever AGAIN won't confuse the living hell out of anybody who isn't a phone enthusiast?
The HTC One 2 would be more appropriate IMO.
Wait, I thought phones with MicroSD slots would be gone by 2014?
That's an absolutely terrible name.
I would call the M8 the HTC X. Then you can simply add a number for future models.
?Wait, I thought phones with MicroSD slots would be gone by 2014?
More evidence it's just 1080p