Android thread V-garychencool finally rooted his phone and got ICS edition - Hardware & Software

My N7 has finally updated to 4.1.2, awww yeah landscape mode! I've also taped some capactitive foam to my bandages so I can at least use my other index finger.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;38063257]That statement is a contradiction IMO. Android Central stated it well. [url]http://www.androidcentral.com/why-you-ll-never-have-latest-version-android[/url][/QUOTE] Okay, that makes more sense now.

[QUOTE=Cakebatyr;38064272]My N7 has finally updated to 4.1.2, awww yeah landscape mode! I've also taped some capactitive foam to my bandages so I can at least use my other index finger.[/QUOTE] I still use ultimate rotation control, it lets me rotate the screen upside down. Helps because the 3.5mm audio is on the bottom.

[QUOTE=PyroCF;38059656]Oh god your face is a phone!! Are you okay?!?[/QUOTE] i hope his face doesn't get a kernel panic

so much rumors on S4 releasing this february. I am going to wait until then to get a new phone.

[QUOTE=Jay Gatsby;38067409]so much rumors on S4 releasing this february. I am going to wait until then to get a new phone.[/QUOTE] Why not waif for the S5 or the S6, clearly it will be better than that S3 or S4. /sarcasm Nexus devices coming out this fall

[QUOTE=Jay Gatsby;38067409]so much rumors on S4 releasing this february. I am going to wait until then to get a new phone.[/QUOTE] The S3 was released in may, so the S4 is probably next may. There's always gonna be a new phone around the corner, so instead of waiting most of a year for the S4, wait a month to see the new Nexus phone(s) and buy then.

I wonder how large the Note III will be.

but the s4 supposedly has a 13 mp camera

[QUOTE=Jay Gatsby;38068486]but the s4 supposedly has a 13 mp camera[/QUOTE] The Galaxy Nexus is 5MP and despite being relatively mediocre for a phone camera, it's better than my 5MP original Galaxy S. Megapixels don't determine image quality, but if you really need the number the Pureview 808 is 41 megapixels. If you want a phone for the camera buy that. Even better, if you wanna take pictures buy a real camera!

Them rumors... Just wait for the new Nexus and check it out

I really liked the idea of an 8mp camera on my gsii, but since I've gotten it, the quality has pretty much never made any sort of difference. I wouldn't even notice a difference between 13 and 8mp.

[QUOTE=Jay Gatsby;38068486]but the s4 supposedly has a 13 mp camera[/QUOTE] We know absolutely nothing about the s4, everything you've heard is just baseless rumours and speculation.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;38068660]The Galaxy Nexus is 5MP and despite being relatively mediocre for a phone camera, it's better than my 5MP original Galaxy S. Megapixels don't determine image quality, but if you really need the number the Pureview 808 is 41 megapixels. If you want a phone for the camera buy that. Even better, if you wanna take pictures buy a real camera![/QUOTE] Yeah, megapixel count is a great "marketing number" that oversimplifies things, just like CPU clock rate in the 90s. Phones are always going to have smaller sensors and smaller lenses than compact cameras. The One X and S III have sensors that are 1/3.2" (~8mm), whereas most compact cameras have 1/2.3" (~11mm). I'm not sure what the Nexus has; this information is hard to find.

[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;38066147]i hope his face doesn't get a kernel panic[/QUOTE] at least his face is not an android because then he'd have to charge it every night and flash custom roms so that the nose won't fall off don't even get me started on theming

good thing his face isn't an iphone either he wouldn't be allowed to have any emotions besides the default until the 4.0 update

[QUOTE=Ezhik;38069822]at least his face is not an android because then he'd have to charge it every night and flash custom roms so that the nose won't fall off don't even get me started on theming[/QUOTE] but then when he does flash a a custom ROM, he'll realize that his penis doesn't work anymore because God didn't release the source to the penis drivers

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38069808]Yeah, megapixel count is a great "marketing number" that oversimplifies things, just like CPU clock rate in the 90s. Phones are always going to have smaller sensors and smaller lenses than compact cameras. The One X and S III have sensors that are 1/3.2" (~8mm), whereas most compact cameras have 1/2.3" (~11mm). I'm not sure what the Nexus has; this information is hard to find.[/QUOTE] My comp sci teacher, he worked on networking and the advertising department printed ads saying "up to 1Mbps (bits) for dial-up which was basically 128KB/s or something like that which was the actual speed. Yup, lots of marketing and gimmicks go into advertising to get consumers to buy stuff /business101 (I took business courses/clubs, I know what I'm talking about :v:)

[url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.beholdstudios.knightspp[/url]

[QUOTE=SweFox*;38070395][url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.beholdstudios.knightspp[/url][/QUOTE] looks nice, no IAPs or that shit right? (not that I hate IAPs)

[QUOTE=garychencool;38070589]looks nice, no IAPs or that shit right? (not that I hate IAPs)[/QUOTE] I do hate IAPs. I rather pay for a game than play it freely. [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] The game is absolutely amazing! Lovely music. [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] [B][HOW TO] Enable Tegra 3 graphics on Dead Trigger[/B] [url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1939893[/url] Gonna try! [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] [url]http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/16/htc-j-butterfly-announced-comes-complete-with-1080p-slcd-3-display-and-a-japanese-launch/[/url] [IMG]http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nexusae0_htc-j-htl21-f1-2_thumb1.png[/IMG] [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] Gonna order a 64GB card.

This one. [url]http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/ultra-class10-for-android/?capacity=64GB[/url]

[QUOTE=SweFox*;38070830]I do hate IAPs. I rather pay for a game than play it freely. [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] The game is absolutely amazing! Lovely music. [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] [B][HOW TO] Enable Tegra 3 graphics on Dead Trigger[/B] [url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1939893[/url] Gonna try! [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] [url]http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/16/htc-j-butterfly-announced-comes-complete-with-1080p-slcd-3-display-and-a-japanese-launch/[/url] [IMG]http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nexusae0_htc-j-htl21-f1-2_thumb1.png[/IMG] [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] Gonna order a 64GB card.[/QUOTE] The fact that this phone is 5" at 1920x1080 really goes to show how pitiful Android tablets have been with regards to the screen. I mean, the Note 10.1 launched with 1280x800, and the best ones like the TF700T just run slightly higher than this phone at 1920x1200. Anyway that aside, I can't wait to see this thing in person once the screen appears in phones outside of Japan, it's really going to be a remarkable screen. I just hope there's a variant with a beefed up battery. 2020mAh to power all those pixels while the Note II is 3100mAh to do half of that.

i think they're aiming at make battery life so bad, it'll go negative

I don't mind a fat phone. If all the fat is a great battery. Or a slide-out qwerty keyboard.

I've often wondered, do batterys have to be rectangular? could they be weird shapes that fit into phones more, so any space space on the phone could be used as a battery, like an L shaped battery or something because samsung seem to like making massive phones with batterys the size of postage stamps [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] I remember my Nokia E63 battery, it was enormous and the battery life reflected that, albiet it wasn't a "smart" smartphone and wasn't doing as much but..

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;38074757]I've often wondered, do batterys have to be rectangular? could they be weird shapes that fit into phones more, so any space space on the phone could be used as a battery, like an L shaped battery or something because samsung seem to like making massive phones with batterys the size of postage stamps [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] I remember my Nokia E63 battery, it was enormous and the battery life reflected that, albiet it wasn't a "smart" smartphone and wasn't doing as much but..[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.wholesale-electrical-electronics.com/p-irregular-li-polymer-battery-cell-896650.html"]Is possible[/URL] Though they're probably harder and thus more expensive to manufacture. After all, lithium based cells are just lots of thin layers of anode material, cathode material and the separator material. And it's all wrapped up in protective foil. [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EhiFurnDO2Y/TTkpPfcjfyI/AAAAAAAAAJA/YyQ1ztfDaM8/s1600/polymer.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/lithium-ion-battery-5.jpg[/IMG]

Just ordered the 16GB version of Nexus 7, will be here in 2-4 days!

[QUOTE=Cree8ive;38075095]Just ordered the 16GB version of Nexus 7, will be here in 2-4 days![/QUOTE] Grats!

[QUOTE=Van-man;38074953][URL="http://www.wholesale-electrical-electronics.com/p-irregular-li-polymer-battery-cell-896650.html"]Is possible[/URL] Though they're probably harder and thus more expensive to manufacture. After all, lithium based cells are just lots of thin layers of anode material, cathode material and the separator material. And it's all wrapped up in protective foil. [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EhiFurnDO2Y/TTkpPfcjfyI/AAAAAAAAAJA/YyQ1ztfDaM8/s1600/polymer.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/lithium-ion-battery-5.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] It'd be worth it to have a battery take 80% of the phone up or something ridiculous and then combine it with some serious battery optimization, I would deffo buy a phone like that