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The Nexus 5 was amazing, the 5X was acceptable, this.... makes me want another option. Maybe you care about the camera, but I barely use mine except as a scann
by Eridrus 10y ago
The Nexus 5 was amazing, the 5X was acceptable, this.... makes me want another option.
Maybe you care about the camera, but I barely use mine except as a scanner replacement when sending documents.
All of the interesting announcements were about everything except the hardware, which IMO was extremely boring, and they've discontinued their mid-range line of phones so it's not even clear that you can get the software on other phones. You could argue this is exactly what Apple does, but that's the reason I refuse to buy Apple products.
I'm expecting and hoping a flop that causes a return to the spirit, if not the name, of the Nexus line.
- fencepost 10y ago> Maybe you care about the camera, but I barely use mine except as a scanner replacement when sending documents. Yah, if I go back through my photos there's the occasional "that looks cool!" but the vast majority fall into 3 categories: receipts, equipment and equipment closets, and cats. None of those scream a need for exceptional image quality.
- killerdhmo 10y agoExcept, mobile phone photography is one of the fastest growing use cases: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/arts/international/photos-photos-everywhere.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/arts/international/photos-... Even look at Flickr's top camera usage: https://www.flickr.com/cameras https://www.flickr.com/cameras (which has a selection bias towards people who take and upload certain pictures to Flickr) Think about the number of other places images are taken (and shared!) Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. etc. I think you might be in the minority when it comes to images.
- Eridrus 10y agoI believe it, I'm just sad that there's no option for those like me who are satisfied with the shitty 5X camera.