Good! Wireless charging is my favorite feature of my DNA. I'm really really surprised more phones aren't on board.
Good! Wireless charging is my favorite feature of my DNA. I'm really really surprised more phones aren't on board.
Those who haven't had a wirelessly charged device don't understand, thus demand is low.
That's the only explanation I can come up with.
I'm on my third now (Palm Pre, Nexus 4, GS4) and at this point it's a requirement.
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I never found it that great on my touchpad. You have to sit it in a certain place anyway, it didn't seem to make a massive difference if that was on a cradle or plugged in to me.
It would be nice if there was a way to do without ports totally on a phone and have it sealed but as its got the ports anyway...
On a ten inch tablet it's less convenient for sure. But it's great for phones, and I actually manage to keep the new Nexus 7 charged whereas the last one always died on my coffee table.
To me it's a requirement for phones, nice to have in 7" tablets, and I don't really care for 10" devices.
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It's a gimmicky feature.In the traslation, it mentioned something regarding always listening feature (similar to Moto X). That is fantastic!
I think awake is if the screen is on for any reason, the device is transmitting data over WiFi or cellular networks, or music is being played (even with the screen off) on the device.
What will skew the results the most is listening to music with the screen off, especially if it's local to the device.
It's interesting to note that Google sacrifices battery size by adding wireless charging? The coils make the device thicker. For the GS4 to have wireless charging, a different cover needs to put on that adds thickness.
Adding a feature is not nearly the same thing as engineering it in. (I thought about using an analogy here... But I was overwhelmed at the possibilities. )It's interesting to note that Google sacrifices battery size by adding wireless charging? The coils make the device thicker. For the GS4 to have wireless charging, a different cover needs to put on that adds thickness.
I doubt anyone would argue that plugging in a phone is difficult. But picture this... My phone is sitting on the charging pad. It rings, I pick it up, use it, and set it back down, without having to deal with a cord. I know it seems like no big hassle, but it is really nice once you get used to it.I just don't find it that much hassle to plug it in when I go to bed. :sneaky:
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I doubt anyone would argue that plugging in a phone is difficult. But picture this... My phone is sitting on the charging pad. It rings, I pick it up, use it, and set it back down, without having to deal with a cord. I know it seems like no big hassle, but it is really nice once you get used to it.
Just picked-up the LG Wireless Charging Pad I linked earlier. My N4 is charging up. And this charging pad is nice and much better than the Google Orb for two-thirds the cost. It's much smaller and flat. May pick-up another b/c it nice not to have to deal with a cord.
Also, ordered a replacement micro-USB port/card for the N4 which appears to be pretty easy to replace.
The...BLINDING GREEN BLINKING LIGHTjust picked-up the lg wireless charging pad i linked earlier. My n4 is charging up. And this charging pad is nice and much better than the google orb for two-thirds the cost. It's much smaller and flat. May pick-up another b/c it nice not to have to deal with a cord.
Also, ordered a replacement micro-usb port/card for the n4 which appears to be pretty easy to replace.
If true, then Google can shut up and take my money.http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/11/nexus-5-now-rumoured-to-be-announced-on-october-15th/
The specs of the Nexus 5, according to the FCC filing, shows Googles next pure Android smartphone will sport a 4.96-inch display, 2,300mAh battery, 2GB of RAM, 16-32GB of internal storage, LTE connectivity, 13MP rear camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. In addition, the price of the Nexus 5 is heavily rumoured to coming in the $299 outright once again, possibly available through carriers and Google Play.
This looks real enough.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ksOJl0PDDg
Side bezels are thicker than I anticipated. Look just about the same as they are on the N4. Considering the N4 is 15:9 (1280x768 instead of 1280x720), the display got taller (1920x1080) but not much wider, if at all.
Edit: As you can see from the video, one thing that I don't like about soft-touch back is that it gets dirty and shows wear/tear over time. And you can't easily clean it off unlike on glass surface. Hard to find a "skin" that sticks.. But I am glad its convexed-ness is minimal.
Edit 2: Is it me or the interface (fonts and icons) got bigger on default launcher?
Moto X is on Verizon.lemma axe you a question, lemme axe you a question, is this supposed to be on verizon or not. a few months ago the rumor was "no".