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Proxy-Pie on 30 March 2017
vivster said:

Usually I'd jump instantly but I will not support this curved bullshit anymore. It serves no purpose, bends the screen and as such the image and is explicitly designed to reflect light into my face. Waiting for the Pixel 2.

If Pixel 2 comes with a curved screen I'm just gonna sue google for raping common sense.

So much this! Curved displays are just stupid. They make the phone more fragile, are hard to cover, cost more to replace, and honestly, they don't look good IMO. At least with the older phones they used to offer a non-edge variant, which actually still had a slightly curved edge (but not as prominitent).

 

I hope the Pixel 2 will take some notes from the Nexus 6. Less bezels, front facing speakers, better design (the Pixel looks like one of those chinese iPhone knock offs, but without the home button, lol), and a better use of space. Oh, and no curved screen obviously. Then I'd probably upgrade from my Nexus 6.



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leo-j on 30 March 2017

Dex and dex like smartphones are what are going to end the need for a PC.....

Very tempted to buy it, the ui looks great and that 6.1 inch screen phone being the same size of a 7 plus is incredible ......



 

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maxleresistant on 31 March 2017
darkrulier said:
maxleresistant said:
hell nay.

That's crazy to spend that much in a phone.
I remember when top of the line phones were at 400€

WTF happened?

I think the most expensive one I bought was a Lumia 930 for 250€.

I don't plan on paying more in the future.

Yup I'm with you on this one, I have a Note 4 with Sprint, got it on a lease and I have 3 months left on my contract. I'm thinking of buying a BLU Life One X2 (costs around $170 for the 4GB RAM version) and go with Metro PCS, $50/month unlimited everything and I own the phone so no monthly on that. It is ridiculous to pay $700 + for a phone! NEVER AGAIN IM GETTING INTO A CONTRACT AND LEASE A DEVICE, NEVER!!!

In my country I pay 10 euros per month for unlimited everything.  I have 5 GB of 4G and then unlimited 3G though

And I try a redmi pro 3S, it was way better than my galaxy grand prime for the same price (130€), everything wxas better, except for the camera who is crappy on both.



Turkish on 31 March 2017

The design looks really good, 3 problems:

1: it's way too fucking big. 5.8 inch wtf? I dont need a screen size that huge. I'd rather have the bezels gone but with a 5 inch or less screen and have the phone be smaller. It's  uncomfortable in a jeans or to hold with 1 hand.

2: Samsung UI is just crap

3: I'm really excited for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone

aLkaLiNE said:

The best android phones to get imo are the Google variants offering a clean and Uncompromised UI. Samsung overlays their OS onto android, just as LG, HTC and everyone else does. If you want a phone that doesn't have pre installed junk apps that can't be deleted, go with a google phone - in this case the Google pixel XL. Google phones are feature packed and generally have top tier specs.

Sony Xperia UI is the one I love the most, it's simple and clean.



theprof00 on 31 March 2017
vivster said:
theprof00 said:

On top of which, curved phones make significant problems for impact resistance.

You tell me. I never had any scratches on my phones but I dropped my S7 Edge once while within a case and got a few broken pixels exacly at the curve. It's just absolutely stupid.

It's like one of those design flaws they build right into the phone in order to make you buy a new one before you need to. I hate when companies do that.



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numberwang on 31 March 2017

I guess another step on the evolution a tech.

There should be a physical home button at the back, some older phones have that.

Curved glass edges confuse me, what is the purpose?



Normchacho on 31 March 2017
Turkish said:

The design looks really good, 3 problems:

1: it's way too fucking big. 5.8 inch wtf? I dont need a screen size that huge. I'd rather have the bezels gone but with a 5 inch or less screen and have the phone be smaller. It's  uncomfortable in a jeans or to hold with 1 hand.

2: Samsung UI is just crap

3: I'm really excited for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone

aLkaLiNE said:

The best android phones to get imo are the Google variants offering a clean and Uncompromised UI. Samsung overlays their OS onto android, just as LG, HTC and everyone else does. If you want a phone that doesn't have pre installed junk apps that can't be deleted, go with a google phone - in this case the Google pixel XL. Google phones are feature packed and generally have top tier specs.

Sony Xperia UI is the one I love the most, it's simple and clean.

The S8 is barely larger than the S7. It's a little bit taller, but pretty much the same width and thickness.



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LivingMetal on 31 March 2017

Don't buy an iPhone. Ever. I have the Sammy 7 since the beginning of this year. It's been a very fitting phone. I would have tried a Pixel, but my provider doesn't... provide it.



Vertigo-X on 31 March 2017
Turkish said:

The design looks really good, 3 problems:

1: it's way too fucking big. 5.8 inch wtf? I dont need a screen size that huge. I'd rather have the bezels gone but with a 5 inch or less screen and have the phone be smaller. It's  uncomfortable in a jeans or to hold with 1 hand.

2: Samsung UI is just crap

3: I'm really excited for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone

aLkaLiNE said:

The best android phones to get imo are the Google variants offering a clean and Uncompromised UI. Samsung overlays their OS onto android, just as LG, HTC and everyone else does. If you want a phone that doesn't have pre installed junk apps that can't be deleted, go with a google phone - in this case the Google pixel XL. Google phones are feature packed and generally have top tier specs.

Sony Xperia UI is the one I love the most, it's simple and clean.

5.8 inches wouldn't have been the problem if the phone were somehow less than 140 mm in height, but I draw the line at 145 mm height (S8 is 149 mm). After all, it is a skinny mofo at less than 70 mm. My personal 'golden dimensions' are 140x70x9mm. If I can get less than or equal to that, I'm a happy camper.

... Which is why I love my Xperia X Compact. Not much different from the Xperia Z5 Compact, I wager, but I still love the finger print sensor in the power button. Won't switch from this until there is a good upgrade to it!



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aLkaLiNE on 31 March 2017
Turkish said:

The design looks really good, 3 problems:

1: it's way too fucking big. 5.8 inch wtf? I dont need a screen size that huge. I'd rather have the bezels gone but with a 5 inch or less screen and have the phone be smaller. It's  uncomfortable in a jeans or to hold with 1 hand.

2: Samsung UI is just crap

3: I'm really excited for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone

aLkaLiNE said:

The best android phones to get imo are the Google variants offering a clean and Uncompromised UI. Samsung overlays their OS onto android, just as LG, HTC and everyone else does. If you want a phone that doesn't have pre installed junk apps that can't be deleted, go with a google phone - in this case the Google pixel XL. Google phones are feature packed and generally have top tier specs.

Sony Xperia UI is the one I love the most, it's simple and clean.

I would love to be able to recommend a Sony smartphone, but I can't, because Sony doesn't sell smartphones in the US. Verizon, ATT, Sprint and T-Mobile (the four major US carriers) don't offer a smartphone from Sony. The last somewhat relevent phone here was in like 2013 or 2014 and it was a gimped version of the international version. A lot of their mobile woes stem from lack of presence in the US honestly, which is why it's silly that people think they should close the division down - they shouldn't consider that before making a serious effort here in the states.