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Speaking of, the 360° cam is $19: https://shop.essential.com/products...rnal&utm_campaign=primeday&utm_content=360cam
Essential is essentially done
Essential is essentially done
Such a sexy phone.
Damn it is 7.1.1 September 2017 update.
Guess it never had a second shipment lol.
Seems solid so far. Great build and design. Sexiest phone I've own yet. Especially for $250.Doing many updates though.
Vibration motor sucks
That's the essential? Looks nice!
Seems usable, shutter speed is a bit slow though. Above the competition at $250 though.
It is. I'd still say its the best designed phone currently on the market in the US. Makes the notch look good and not really a compromise.
Looking at an S9 and thinking "yeah that's probably fine?" But the cost is a little off-putting.
This guy compared the XZ2 Premium with P20 Pro and a bit of iPhone x low light camera
https://youtu.be/_EgpFmiYaUA?t=331
https://youtu.be/_EgpFmiYaUA?t=331
Look on swappa. You can get them pretty good price.
Still recommend the plus. Extra ram keeps the touchwiz lag away.
There are a ton of good sales on the S9/S9+ in the US right now.
I'll be putting my S9+ on Swappa as soon as I unlock it from my carrier (T-Mobile) and take pictures of it.
Small scratch on the screen, but it's not visible with the Dome Glass screen protector on it, and the back should be perfect since I put a dbrand skin on it before it had a chance to get scratched.
It's a really great phone, I just jumped the gun on getting a new phone so soon after getting my last one.
I think in a few months I might be ready for either the new Note or the new iPhone's. Either way I'll probably hang onto my Moto Z Play as a long term backup phone, it's battery is just too good to give up.
Small scratch on the screen, but it's not visible with the Dome Glass screen protector on it, and the back should be perfect since I put a dbrand skin on it before it had a chance to get scratched.
It's a really great phone, I just jumped the gun on getting a new phone so soon after getting my last one.
I think in a few months I might be ready for either the new Note or the new iPhone's. Either way I'll probably hang onto my Moto Z Play as a long term backup phone, it's battery is just too good to give up.
Looks like Samsung will no longer be adding Samsung Pay on their cheaper devices:
https://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-has...-mobile-payment-service-budget-phones-2698240
https://www.nfcworld.com/2018/07/09...port-for-samsung-pay-from-budget-smartphones/
On another note, they're bringing what is called, "LoopPay Valet":
http://paymentsjournal.com/the-shape-of-mobile-payments-to-come/
https://en.letsgodigital.org/technology/samsung-mobile-payment-device/
https://www.homedecormfg.com/looppay-tokenized-payment-device-for-samsung-pay/
Now they need to have it everywhere so that people can get on board.
https://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-has...-mobile-payment-service-budget-phones-2698240
https://www.nfcworld.com/2018/07/09...port-for-samsung-pay-from-budget-smartphones/
On another note, they're bringing what is called, "LoopPay Valet":
http://paymentsjournal.com/the-shape-of-mobile-payments-to-come/
https://en.letsgodigital.org/technology/samsung-mobile-payment-device/
https://www.homedecormfg.com/looppay-tokenized-payment-device-for-samsung-pay/
Now they need to have it everywhere so that people can get on board.
All the talk about drop resistance makes me sad. I don't drop my phone and have never broken a screen. Scratches though... even babying my phones, they still get microscratches.
Seriously.
Cases with lips and cushioned corners = me never cracking a screen in my life.
Meanwhile 2d curved screens makes it near impossible to find decent tempered screen protectors without spending $50 on Whitestone
Oh sweet, one of the main reasons I wanted a Samsung watch was for the Samsung Pay, but something small enough to put on my keychain would be even more convenient (especially if the battery lasts for several days at a time).
I'm curious if you can have more than one card on it at a time, I'm sure you can switch it with a phone app or something but having at least 2 on it at a time would be nice.
Also wonder if this'll work on iPhones, pretty sure Samsung Pay on their watches didn't work on iOS, but since the whole purpose of this thing is to be a digital card I would hope it would work on anything.
You definitely can add more than one card for it. :)
It'll also work with iPhones as well. BTW, I just E-mailed John Ayers about it & asked him when will it be available, & if we can buy one. He says that it isn't a commercial device yet & is being used as part of a closed pilot.
They hope that it will go commercial in the future. If it does, then there will go the reason for me to even buy myself another Samsung phone, as I can just download theLoopPay app,then follow the directions to use it anywhere.
Shame it's not going straight to commercial, I'd buy one right away if it was.
Guess I'll still look for news about the S4 watch.
https://www.sammobile.com/2018/07/18/exclusive-galaxy-watch-tizen
Samsung Watch '4' to runAndroid Wear Tizen WearOS Tizen
Samsung Watch '4' to run
for 20 I think anyone would buy it, its worth just to have some fun once lol
that Essential phone is so beautiful and is a beast. I am so jealous of the discounts Americans get -.-
27 after shipping.
time to sell some of my phones...
got note 8/pixel 2 xl/essential/nexus 6
hmmm
Yeah, we'll have to stick to either the specific Samsung phones or either the Gear S3 or the upcoming "Galaxy Watch" (probably won't be called the Gear S4) watches for both MST & NFC mobile payments within Samsung Pay in the meantime.
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They keep pushing GG towards more shatter resistance but at the expense of scratch resistance. (Hardness and brittleness on glasses are a continuum, the harder the glass is, the more brittle it is.)
I'm very very unhappy about how much easier it is to scratch recent revisions of GG compared to before. I don't give a fuck about shatter resistance because I put a case on my phones. The trend on phones is towards making them easier to fuck up cosmetically because most people can't use screen protectors on these 3D curved class phones anymore and if you make a phone that scratches up really easily, it's much easier to force people to upgrade yearly when they fuck their screens up with lots of scratches compared to before where people tended not to upgrade unless they outright shattered them.
This is how consumer electronics works, the goal is to force upgrades by constantly finding new ways to plan obsolescence. It's no wonder our planet's oceans are full of giant garbage patches.
I babied both my S7E and S9+ and both of them have tons of hairline scratches, but at least they are only vibisible under direct sunlight. I've never cracked a screen before but I can blame them for going in that dirextion, I legit think half of my friend's screens look like fucking spiderwebs.
Buying expensive stuff from Amazon is always a gamble given how lax they are with the returns and how rarely often they get actually checked before being thrown into the warehouse again unless they were returned for being defective.
Yep. I've had mixed success with their open box/ refurbished items. Went through like 4 kindles before finding one in good shape.
Yup. Screen protectors are one of the biggest cons in history.
Hmmm there's gotta be some microscratches.
Check with a flashlight.
I remember the back of my s8 was scratched up even with a case.
God I hate glass back phones
But in this case it happens a lot with supposedly new and sealed stuff. And when it happens you can only pray they don't try to pin it on you, especially if your account is recent or you're not a big spender.
When I'm back from vacation in a couple days I'll get my hands on my Essential Phone. See how I like it compared to my S8.
If it sticks, it'll be my first unlocked stock Android phone. I would really love to dabble in the root / Adblock / Xposed space and know there are some good XDA tutorials. My big question here though is if there is a good guide somewhere to just get the general lexicon and procedures learned before diving in (e.g. understanding things like backup, kernels, ROMs, flashing, etc.). Any resources appreciated.
If it sticks, it'll be my first unlocked stock Android phone. I would really love to dabble in the root / Adblock / Xposed space and know there are some good XDA tutorials. My big question here though is if there is a good guide somewhere to just get the general lexicon and procedures learned before diving in (e.g. understanding things like backup, kernels, ROMs, flashing, etc.). Any resources appreciated.
Hey guys,
I have a Galaxy Note 8 and I remember there being a way to prioritize app notifications and even create an exemption list for Do Not Disturb mode. This morning I can't seem to find ANY of that. Did they remove that function? That would be incredibly annoying.
I have a Galaxy Note 8 and I remember there being a way to prioritize app notifications and even create an exemption list for Do Not Disturb mode. This morning I can't seem to find ANY of that. Did they remove that function? That would be incredibly annoying.
Hmmmm seems like Samsung is thinking about consolidating s line and note line.
Makes sense. Plus and note is basically the same thing besides the pen
Makes sense. Plus and note is basically the same thing besides the pen
Oh yeah, I did this and I think I can see one scratch, less than a centimetre on the right hand side and only at certain angles with the screen off under a flashlight.
