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Yes, after trying to resist, I caved and bought an iPad 2.
I simply needed it for a couple of essentials. Full iCal support and a couple of apps to use with pro-tools at work. One being V-control the other air display.
But I am keeping my vibrant.
I must say, that I find iOS definitely lacking in various areas.
Most notably no widgets. I prefer the Android app draw and personal window customization, and I really don't like the iPad contacts app.
Hey, I have an iPod, but I'm not ashamed. I like it for the battery life. I will always love my phone more though.
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No need to feel ashamed. They're great devices. I find that Android and iOS really go hand in hand and compliment each other very well.
They are good retail units, but little to no customization really. That and after costs............ too bad you couldn't wait until EE transformer by asus that is the one........ good price point and best of all worlds
Ipad 2 is the only device i would be willing to buy from Apple.
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Ipad 2 is the only device i would be willing to buy from Apple.
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Yeah, iPod and iPad are the only products worth buying from Apple.
No shame in buying apple. They make damn good products.
I bought one to. Does anyone kno how to jailbreak the ipad 2? Does apple have a xda like community/forum?
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No jailbreak for the iPad 2 4.3.1, yet...not sure what they did to secure it beyond the iPhone 4, but they did. Only a matter of time before we get our homebrew on.
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I bought one to. Does anyone kno how to jailbreak the ipad 2? Does apple have a xda like community/forum?
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Plz update this thread when u hear news I'll do the same
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well i wouldnt tell apple that you have a samsung product they may try and sue you.
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I bought one to. Does anyone kno how to jailbreak the ipad 2? Does apple have a xda like community/forum?
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iphone-developers.com is xda's sister site for apple stuff.
There's nothing wrong with owning Apple products, i have 3 iPods (diff. Gens) and a iPad 2
No shame in it, they make good stuff just not the BEST stuff.
Apple is good for a couple things. Secure info, speed and memory when using large apps. Other than that they are money hungry fools who can't share their developement to make them better
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I got their new ipod nano for as a gift and i like it a lot. but then again I have always liked their ipod line. I probably wouldn't get any other apple product unless it was reallyyyy cheap or free. I really wished a PC manufacturer could design a laptop using the aluminum unibody that the macbook pro uses cause its stunning.
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I got their new ipod nano for as a gift and i like it a lot. but then again I have always liked their ipod line. I probably wouldn't get any other apple product unless it was reallyyyy cheap or free. I really wished a PC manufacturer could design a laptop using the aluminum unibody that the macbook pro uses cause its stunning.
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YESSSSS
if there's one thing i'm jealous about Macbooks are their designs, god they shine so bright in the sun whereas im with my black HP laptop.. it doesnt shine
Actually, you were in the dark side the whole time. There aren't any white, pretty-looking things in Android.
Enjoy that 0.7mp camera
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What do you guys think of this phone?
http://www.blogbyts.com/2011/08/press-photos-of-samsung-epic-4g-touch-leak/
Cant WAITTT for this beast! Im glad they kept it so thin. Cant wait to get its ACTUAL specs though
A little late buddy , its going to be a powerhouse of a phone. We've been drooling over it for months now. I want it NAO!
So att is stuck with the keyboard this time, bummer.
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So att is stuck with the keyboard this time, bummer.
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The keyboard one is a different model, not the GS2.
I really am not liking the name "Epic Touch". I think it needs to be its own device
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I don't like how Samsung swaps the home and menu button location. It's little things like that that i like about HTC phones.
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I don't like how Samsung swaps the home and menu button location. It's little things like that that i like about HTC phones.
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Majority of people don't have huge hands, Samsung moved it there because the third button is easiest to hit. On the evo the home is a slight stretch. IMO Sammy got it right.
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Majority of people don't have huge hands, Samsung moved it there because the third button is easiest to hit. On the evo the home is a slight stretch. IMO Sammy got it right.
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Leave the Samsungs for the carnies.... small hands... very creepy (or whatever Austin Powers said lol).
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Majority of people don't have huge hands, Samsung moved it there because the third button is easiest to hit. On the evo the home is a slight stretch. IMO Sammy got it right.
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Not if your left handed
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Not if your left handed
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Majority are righty. Either way home is in the middle two. Which makes it easier for lefties too.
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I don't mind either layout.
But I am extremely annoyed that there is more than one layouts. Google should force the manufacturers to standardize it so its the same on all android devices. I switch between 3 android devices frequently and its annoying as hell.
One of my devices is a dell streak, which doesn't even use the right amount of buttons, the right icons, or the correct placement of any of the buttons. Going from a HTC phone to a Moto Phone to a Dell Steak makes me press the wrong buttons quite a bit.
I've been waiting for this thing for a long time. it looks so sexy.
i want it so bad, but i just found out about the nexus prime coming out soon so i'm torn.
i don't now which one to get. :/
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I don't mind either layout.
But I am extremely annoyed that there is more than one layouts. Google should force the manufacturers to standardize it so its the same on all android devices. I switch between 3 android devices frequently and its annoying as hell.
One of my devices is a dell streak, which doesn't even use the right amount of buttons, the right icons, or the correct placement of any of the buttons. Going from a HTC phone to a Moto Phone to a Dell Steak makes me press the wrong buttons quite a bit.
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I personally wouldn't like it if all the phones had the same layout, it gives each manufacturer their own. While I totally agree it would be annoying with three of the devices, I don't think majority of us have that issue persay.
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I've been waiting for this thing for a long time. it looks so sexy.
i want it so bad, but i just found out about the nexus prime coming out soon so i'm torn.
i don't now which one to get. :/
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Yea, but isn't the prime going to be a Verizon only phone?
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The phone is too late. By October the Nexus Prime will be out.
By the way considering that VZW has no Nexus I wouldn't go as far andbsay it'll be exclusive to them.
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The phone is too late. By October the Nexus Prime will be out.
By the way considering that VZW has no Nexus I wouldn't go as far andbsay it'll be exclusive to them.
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Each carrier has had exclusive devices. Sprint didn't have one until Nexus S 4G. For some reason, I think they will.
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I don't mind either layout.
But I am extremely annoyed that there is more than one layouts. Google should force the manufacturers to standardize it so its the same on all android devices. I switch between 3 android devices frequently and its annoying as hell.
One of my devices is a dell streak, which doesn't even use the right amount of buttons, the right icons, or the correct placement of any of the buttons. Going from a HTC phone to a Moto Phone to a Dell Steak makes me press the wrong buttons quite a bit.
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with what power do you think google can possibly use to force HARDWARE manufacturers to change the layout of HARDWARE buttons????
That is a sweet looking phone. Let's hope it get's more Dev support than it's predecessor, because I know one thing; TouchWiz has to go, immediately.
Actually, it's pretty sad that the 1st Epic was such a let-down
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That is a sweet looking phone. Let's hope it get's more Dev support than it's predecessor, because I know one thing; TouchWiz has to go, immediately.
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I agree about the concern regarding the lack of developer support. We know the tremendous level of support the Evo 3d is receiving. Based on track record, the 3d will be running 25 different versions of custom Roms based off Ice Cream Sandwich before the Epic Touch gets it's first.
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I agree about the concern regarding the lack of developer support. We know the tremendous level of support the Evo 3d is receiving. Based on track record, the 3d will be running 25 different versions of custom Roms based off Ice Cream Sandwich before the Epic Touch gets it's first.
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With respect. HTC phones are much easier to modify then the Samsung phones.
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You'd be surprised at how strong this phone is. Survived keys and knives. Really took some strength to make the crack you see.
I put an itty-bitty scratch with my tooth. lmao
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I put an itty-bitty scratch with my tooth. lmao
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How odd....lol
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I was at a party and my phone hit the support of a bed deadcenter of the screen, and it cracked at the point where the light sensor is. I want to cry whenever I'm not in low light which is often lol.
Drop it.....drop it.....bad dog! LOL
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I know it's the SII but was still worth the watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elKxgsrJFhw
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I know it's the SII but was still worth the watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elKxgsrJFhw
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i posted this same video over in the rumor thread. every one that wants an iphone that I know. I show them that video lol
Im not surprised...this phone isn't that great....i slid it across the CARPETED floor didnt hit anything but a cat bed. I picked it up and there was a whole chunk on the plastic side of the top sliding piece missing....strong? ....
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Apro, just turn off automatic brightness and pick a set level
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Im not surprised...this phone isn't that great....i slid it across the CARPETED floor didnt hit anything but a cat bed. I picked it up and there was a whole chunk on the plastic side of the top sliding piece missing....strong? ....
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Plastic != glass. Did the glass remain intact? I ask because, you know, that's what this thread is about, as evidenced by the title.
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Ok you don't have to be rude. I am not illiterate. All im saying is not all Epics are made equal and btw theyre buggy, can't wait to off my Epic and go back to iOS, thats my opinion so don't go flippin again.
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Ok you don't have to be rude. I am not illiterate. All im saying is not all Epics are made equal and btw theyre buggy, can't wait to off my Epic and go back to iOS, thats my opinion so don't go flippin again.
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Yeah I have a iphone 4S. Waiting for the jailbreak before switching phones cause I want the tethering.
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Strong for awhile
I dropped the phone repeatedly for a year(im a clutz). Then i decided to talk with my phone between my shoulder and ear while walking down the steps... i think you can guess where this goes. The whole thing is shattered. Still works though
Yea I like the 4S it's awesome and all, but idk it's to similar to the 4 for I can't wait for iPhone 5 to drop....I must say that iOS 5 is looking pretty awesome, and from what I've demoed it is awesome....you like your 4S?
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Yea I like the 4S it's awesome and all, but idk it's to similar to the 4 for I can't wait for iPhone 5 to drop....I must say that iOS 5 is looking pretty awesome, and from what I've demoed it is awesome....you like your 4S?
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wow. 3 posts out of you so far and not a single one of them has been on topic.
the horror !!!
im sure ill have nightmares about this; and hurray POST #10!!!!
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Yea I like the 4S it's awesome and all, but idk it's to similar to the 4 for I can't wait for iPhone 5 to drop....I must say that iOS 5 is looking pretty awesome, and from what I've demoed it is awesome....you like your 4S?
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I love it. I've been using the tethering on my Epic to download apps. I played Infinity Blade on it and omg that game is amazing. Siri is very useful. It's exactly what I wanted in a speech to text system. I had the original iphone (my first smart phone besides the helio ocean) which was horrible. I dislike the lack of customization and using itunes. The screen is much better than the Epic but you can see how overly Saturated stuff is. Everything works well. I am not an apple fan boy by any means. I'm studying Java to develop for Android. It's good to see what the competition is like. The apps really attract me on the iphone. I don't really want an ipad though because it sounds like a feminine cleaning product and because I'd feel like a douche carrying one around with me everywhere.
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Originally Posted by slack0129
Yea I like the 4S it's awesome and all, but idk it's to similar to the 4 for I can't wait for iPhone 5 to drop....I must say that iOS 5 is looking pretty awesome, and from what I've demoed it is awesome....you like your 4S?
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I love it. I've been using the tethering on my Epic to download apps. I played Infinity Blade on it and omg that game is amazing. Siri is very useful. It's exactly what I wanted in a speech to text system. I had the original iphone (my first smart phone besides the helio ocean) which was horrible. I dislike the lack of customization and using itunes. The screen is much better than the Epic but you can see how overly Saturated stuff is. Everything works well. I am not an apple fan boy by any means. I'm studying Java to develop for Android. It's good to see what the competition is like. The apps really attract me on the iphone. I don't really want an ipad though because it sounds like a feminine cleaning product and because I'd feel like a douche carrying one around with me everywhere.
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Wow haters are everywhere even in dev forums, you dont like my posts skip them...im not an apple fan boy either although I do feel they are more professional than most android products, I like the iPad 2 but yeah idk about carrying one around everywhere...thanks for the feedback about the 4S btw!
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SO...BOUT THAT GORILLA GLASS....
I saw a video of someone shooting it with a bb gun a while back. I'm gonna go search for it.
Haha
http://phandroid.com/2012/08/27/app...-the-us-including-most-of-the-galaxy-s2-line/
Just the s2
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Did you read the article, or look at the URL at all? Lol
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Haha, you could say I perused it X^D
Didn't see the s2
In any event, I don't really think it matters.
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Ya, had this model on there as well. Apple makes my head hurt. Like they created the industry.....
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Just in case, my OP was mildly sarcastic.
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Haha
http://phandroid.com/2012/08/27/app...-the-us-including-most-of-the-galaxy-s2-line/
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HAHAHAHAHA Priceless!!!!!
Apple really doesn't realize that a lot of Android users will not switch to Apple, even if the iPhone is the last smartphone on earth. I'd happily go back to a basic flip phone even if someone offered to pay me to take an iPhone
(I didn't say I'd refuse the offer - I'd use the money to buy a phone that I wouldn't hate myself for using, and the iPhone would be an ugly coaster/doorstop/replacement clay pigeon...)
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I'd happily go back to a basic flip phone even if someone offered to pay me to take an iPhone
(I didn't say I'd refuse the offer - I'd use the money to buy a phone that I wouldn't hate myself for using, and the iPhone would be an ugly coaster/doorstop/replacement clay pigeon...)
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I second that emotion.
styles420 said:
Apple really doesn't realize that a lot of Android users will not switch to Apple, even if the iPhone is the last smartphone on earth. I'd happily go back to a basic flip phone even if someone offered to pay me to take an iPhone
(I didn't say I'd refuse the offer - I'd use the money to buy a phone that I wouldn't hate myself for using, and the iPhone would be an ugly coaster/doorstop/replacement clay pigeon...)
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Ditto to styles. Told my wife today i'd take my Blackberry out from under my iced tea glass and use IT before i'd prance around with one of those plexiglass index cards...
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Forget that I would use an iPhone now if it has a bigger screen but it there were no other is then blackberry and iOS the iPhone here I come. I could never revert to basic feature phone or that very complex (in a bad way) Blackberry.
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Forget that I would use an iPhone now if it has a bigger screen but it there were no other is then blackberry and iOS the iPhone here I come. I could never revert to basic feature phone or that very complex (in a bad way) Blackberry.
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Honestly, I would rather not own a cellphone if owning one meant supporting a corporation as corrupt as apple is... :thumbdown:
Wouldn't all currently sold models remain in the U.S. ? Also the original Epic 4g is not on that list.
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I don't see why companys have to play dirty like this--it won't gain them much marketshare in reality. SGS II is just a better phone than iPhone, and Apple needs to understand that people will be upset if they're the ones responsible for it being removed from the market. Just my $.02
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SGS II is just a better phone than iPhone, and Apple needs to understand that people will be upset if they're the ones responsible for it being removed from the market. Just my $.02
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Do you honestly think apple gives a hoot about the people? LMAO!!!
Teach a person a day how to search!
I hope Tim Cook and his lawyer cronies get a shoe to the face in public. Even though the Epic 4G is several generations old it's still better and has more features such as 4G, >3.5", AMOLED, micro SD card slot, removable battery, slide out keyboard, etc. than the latest iPhone 4S. Only the iPhone5 will be catching up to it.
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I hope Tim Cook and his lawyer cronies get a shoe to the face in public. Even though the Epic 4G is several generations old it's still better and has more features such as 4G, >3.5", AMOLED, micro SD card slot, removable battery, slide out keyboard, etc. than the latest iPhone 4S. Only the iPhone5 will be catching up to it.
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My little sister just got an iphone 4s and she was surprised to find out my phone was 2 years old lol
"What? I thought your phone just came out. It looks better than my iphone!" But alas, teenage girls will never appreciate android
Atleast she's happy
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Forget that I would use an iPhone now if it has a bigger screen but it there were no other is then blackberry and iOS the iPhone here I come. I could never revert to basic feature phone or that very complex (in a bad way) Blackberry.
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This is exactly what apple wants you to do.
well, seeing that litigation doesnt happen without leeches and leeches dont litigate without money, this should go on for another decade or so considering the 1.5 billion settlement.
These actions from apple are what are known as cunning, and cunning is nothing more than the attempt to take down anyone around you while you are collapsing.
These are funny:
crave dot cnet.co.uk/ laptops/apple-ordered-to-apologise-to-samsung-could-look-like-this-50008657/ :good:
cbs news dot com/ 8301-501465_162-57503715-501465/samsung-threatens-to-sue-apple-if-lte-device-is-released-report-says/ :good:
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Also the original Epic 4g is not on that list.
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Actually it is the first one on the list.
Android Authority wrote an article today about the Xperia Z5 launching in the U.S. without a fingerprint scanner.
http://www.androidauthority.com/no-fingerprint-sensor-for-us-xperia-z5-z5-compact-667816/
I personally think this was a very stupid decision from Sony as all of their competitors have fingerprint scanners and that this is another selling point that they cannot use. And also, Sony has never been good at marketing in the U.S.
What do you guys think?
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I have no idea about the reasoning behind this. Pretty dumb.
They are selling the phone for its camera and water proof capability so no a big problem if it doesn't have fingerprint sensor.
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Then people will have a bad experience thinking that this phone is old since it don't have it. As in for those who are not that well verse in variation in models due to market.
I too agree that it's just bad idea to exclude it. Why exclude it. Just for U.S.market?
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I think it's a bad idea, especially for the U.S. market.
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Honestly, does anyone actually use their fingerprint scanner? I had mine enabled for about a week for the novelty then I disabled it and haven't even considered switching it back on.
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Honestly, does anyone actually use their fingerprint scanner? I had mine enabled for about a week for the novelty then I disabled it and haven't even considered switching it back on.
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I do. Even thought it's not accurate. But I don't think it's about the actual fingerprint scanner, it's about the marketing.
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I do. Even thought it's not accurate. But I don't think it's about the actual fingerprint scanner, it's about the marketing.
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Fair enough. Thinking about it, wouldn't this inhibit the growth of Android pay? Doesn't that use the fingerprint scanner?
Have they given a specific reason as to why they have excluded it?
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Fair enough. Thinking about it, wouldn't this inhibit the growth of Android pay? Doesn't that use the fingerprint scanner?
Have they given a specific reason as to why they have excluded it?
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Not sure about Android Pay. Didn't even know that was a thing.
They haven't given us any reason yet.
A device not having a fingerprint scanner doesn't matter too much for me. However, all Sony's competitors have fingerprint scanners and all of them are priced 200-300USD less. Sony has messed up again.
The Galaxy S7 is just around the corner so that means prices will drop even more for the S6. If you ask me, it's very hard not to choose the S6 over the Z5 when you're missing features like these. I would damn well expect them to be in a 600USD device.
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Nobody will miss it, but then what was the reason for dropping it?
Hopefully to save costs and not because there is a larger issue with the existing models....
Also wondering what else is different?
Also, I think the pricing should match at least the lower prices on Expansys, where you can get the exact same phone for way less money and still have the fingerprint scanner....???
im the only one with no issues with the fingerprint scanner? only problem is when i have wet thumbs
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Nobody will miss it
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I use mine every single time to unlock. It's so much faster and secure.
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im the only one with no issues with the fingerprint scanner? only problem is when i have wet thumbs
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Not only you the scanner is very fast and accurate most of the time.
Not for me.
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Not for me.
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Try to register 2-3 fingerprints for the same finger.
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Try to register 2-3 fingerprints for the same finger.
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I have and it still doesn't help. And I shouldn't have to do that.
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Just recording a single finger at many different angles works fine for me, i.e. each read session records about 10 prints so just move and change finger angle for each scan.
Same here mine is fine
Very odd decision and a shame for Sony...
This way they will never sell in US
Seems a silly move by Sony android pay is up and running In the US is just another reason not to buy Sony. Sony seem to not see the US market as profitable region