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For real. For me smartphones are just good enough. They all take nice pictures, they're all fast enough, they all have a nice screen, nice touch controls and

by TOMDM 5y ago

For real. For me smartphones are just good enough. They all take nice pictures, they're all fast enough, they all have a nice screen, nice touch controls and nice UI. It just doesn't matter as much anymore. The only thing on here that made me go "oh cool" is the extra dim mode, my 4a really likes scorching my retinas at night.

inglor_cz 5y ago
I am almost with you, but there are some things I appreciate: a. A better quality of pictures even in less-than-perfectly lit scenes. This matters indoors or in the gloomier months of the year. b. As you mentioned, an extra dim, or on the other hand extra bright, mode of the screen. Trying to orient yourself in blazing midday sun is a horror with some screens. c. Fast charging is something I thoroughly enjoy.
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danellis 5y ago
The dictation looks really good. The main reason I don't use it currently, even though it would be the most natural way to enter text, is that I want my text to have punctuation without me having to be explicit about it. Looking forward to trying this eventually. Also, given that they have translation and live transcription of videos, live translation of videos was the next logical step. I hope it's available for all audio sources.
- asmos7 5y ago
  that's a good point - shouldn't it include that out of the box? must be hard to accomplish
hammyhavoc 5y ago
How are you doing in terms of security patches? On a Nokia 5.3 in the Android One certified program, and it's still on the May 2021 security patch. Go figure.
- TOMDM 5y ago
  Well, given I have a pixel, I'm pretty good on patches. I wish google patched their devices for longer, I'd happilly only update every 5-6 years these days, but security doesn't allow for it.
lostmsu 5y ago
I stopped caring after Google axed speech recognition when the screen is off on older devices with an update. Now it is a gamble I have to play because of security updates. IMO, one of the recent updates brought nice feature to AOSP and therefore all vendors: navigation via swipes.

by TOMDM 5y ago

inglor_cz 5y ago

I am almost with you, but there are some things I appreciate: a. A better quality of pictures even in less-than-perfectly lit scenes. This matters indoors or in the gloomier months of the year. b. As you mentioned, an extra dim, or on the other hand extra bright, mode of the screen. Trying to orient yourself in blazing midday sun is a horror with some screens. c. Fast charging is something I thoroughly enjoy.

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danellis 5y ago

The dictation looks really good. The main reason I don't use it currently, even though it would be the most natural way to enter text, is that I want my text to have punctuation without me having to be explicit about it. Looking forward to trying this eventually. Also, given that they have translation and live transcription of videos, live translation of videos was the next logical step. I hope it's available for all audio sources.

asmos7 5y ago
that's a good point - shouldn't it include that out of the box? must be hard to accomplish

hammyhavoc 5y ago

How are you doing in terms of security patches? On a Nokia 5.3 in the Android One certified program, and it's still on the May 2021 security patch. Go figure.

TOMDM 5y ago
Well, given I have a pixel, I'm pretty good on patches. I wish google patched their devices for longer, I'd happilly only update every 5-6 years these days, but security doesn't allow for it.

lostmsu 5y ago

I stopped caring after Google axed speech recognition when the screen is off on older devices with an update. Now it is a gamble I have to play because of security updates. IMO, one of the recent updates brought nice feature to AOSP and therefore all vendors: navigation via swipes.