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Post by Brownz (via Gurgle Gruppez)
Choices....
Samsung Galaxy S8
Samsung Galaxy S7
One Plus 3T
LG G6
Huawei P10
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
Anyone got any pluses or minuses to ownership to any of these devices ?

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

boots

2017-06-12 11:17:27 UTC

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

My S4 is almost dead and L is due a new phone, I've been looking at the
Honor 8 pro for her with a view to swiping her S4 as a replacement. Not
jumped yet but might be worth a look at its capabilities.

--
Ian

boots

2017-06-15 12:09:30 UTC

Post by boots

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

Bad form etc, Honor 8 pro not as yet available here, so a Samsung C9 has
been purchased as an alternate.

--
Ian

Nick Brooks

2017-06-12 11:20:57 UTC

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

I like my Pixel

Simon Wilson

2017-06-12 11:35:31 UTC

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

I like my Pixel

Pixel is spendy, but then so is the S8. I'd choose Pixel over that
because of the "pure" Android experience.

Because of my current job I'd be looking at which one has the best BLE
performance too.

--
/Simon

sweller

2017-06-14 05:55:20 UTC

Post by Simon Wilson
Pixel is spendy, but then so is the S8. I'd choose Pixel over that
because of the "pure" Android experience.

If you can get one. The Pixel seems to be totally out of stock.

I bought an S8 - it's nice enough but some of the Samsung stuff is a
bit odd (as in I'm not used to it). The contacts and SMS seem to be a
bit "faffy".

--
Simon

Switters

2017-06-13 07:57:20 UTC

Post by Nick Brooks
I like my Pixel

For me, the show-stopper on those is no memory card slot.

Simon Wilson

2017-06-13 08:30:36 UTC

Post by Switters

Post by Nick Brooks
I like my Pixel

For me, the show-stopper on those is no memory card slot.

Not quite sure why you'd need one, but there's always usb to go.

--
/Simon

p***@gmail.com

2017-06-13 08:44:21 UTC

Post by Switters
For me, the show-stopper on those is no memory card slot.

Not quite sure why you'd need one, but there's always usb to go.

I lost a load of photos on holiday after dropping the phone on a tiled floor.

That said, I still haven't got around to buying a memory card for my current
phone.

--
Pip

Simon Wilson

2017-06-13 08:52:23 UTC

Post by p***@gmail.com

Post by Switters
For me, the show-stopper on those is no memory card slot.

Not quite sure why you'd need one, but there's always usb to go.

I lost a load of photos on holiday after dropping the phone on a tiled floor.
That said, I still haven't got around to buying a memory card for my current
phone.

My 'phone photos get uploaded to 2 or 3 different places.

--
/Simon

gpipl

2017-06-13 09:50:34 UTC

Post by p***@gmail.com

Post by Switters
For me, the show-stopper on those is no memory card slot.

Not quite sure why you'd need one, but there's always usb to go.

I lost a load of photos on holiday after dropping the phone on a tiled floor.

My 'phone photos get uploaded to 2 or 3 different places.

Well, in my case, it was a PAYG phone on exorbitant roaming charges, so mobile data was firmly turned off, and Wifi was a bit patchy as well, though I guess that might have saved many of them.

--
Pip

Nick Brooks

2017-06-13 09:28:18 UTC

Post by p***@gmail.com

Post by Switters
For me, the show-stopper on those is no memory card slot.

Not quite sure why you'd need one, but there's always usb to go.

I lost a load of photos on holiday after dropping the phone on a tiled floor.
That said, I still haven't got around to buying a memory card for my current
phone.

Pixel's get free unlimited photo storage if you don't object to Google
having your stuff.

c***@mail.netunix.com

2017-06-13 10:10:37 UTC

Post by p***@gmail.com
That said, I still haven't got around to buying a memory card for my current
phone.

Pixel's get free unlimited photo storage if you don't object to Google
having your stuff.

Yebbut you still have to pay for the data to upload them which can be
expensive when roaming.

wessie

2017-06-13 16:14:37 UTC

Post by c***@mail.netunix.com

Post by p***@gmail.com
That said, I still haven't got around to buying a memory card for my
current phone.

Pixel's get free unlimited photo storage if you don't object to
Google having your stuff.

Yebbut you still have to pay for the data to upload them which can be
expensive when roaming.

my phone is set to upload to Dropbox only via wifi - most I could lose is a
few photos taken on a daytrip. Mostly it would be zero as I don't stop
often.

Brownz (via Gurgle Gruppez)

2017-06-13 20:32:55 UTC

Post by c***@mail.netunix.com

Post by wessie

Post by p***@gmail.com
That said, I still haven't got around to buying a memory card for my
current phone.

Pixel's get free unlimited photo storage if you don't object to
Google having your stuff.

Yebbut you still have to pay for the data to upload them which can be
expensive when roaming.

my phone is set to upload to Dropbox only via wifi - most I could lose is a
few photos taken on a daytrip. Mostly it would be zero as I don't stop
often.

So was my HTC One M9 - until Android 7 came along and royally screwed it. It now only uploads if dropbox is the active app in the foreground. Lot's of stuff has stopped working as it did before, spotify stops streaming via BT as soon as the screen locks. All pretty poor. Also seems to suffer from some sort of bootloader issue, last time I gave it a proper reset it took about a day to come back and was just stuck in a loop at the boot screen. I daren't turn it off now.

wessie

2017-06-13 20:45:27 UTC

Post by wessie
my phone is set to upload to Dropbox only via wifi - most I could
lose is

Post by wessie
few photos taken on a daytrip. Mostly it would be zero as I don't
stop often.

So was my HTC One M9 - until Android 7 came along and royally screwed
it. It now only uploads if dropbox is the active app in the
foreground. Lot's of stuff has stopped working as it did before,
spotify stops streaming via BT as soon as the screen locks. All pretty
poor. Also seems to suffer from some sort of bootloader issue, last
time I gave it a proper reset it took about a day to come back and was
just stuck in a loop at the boot screen. I daren't turn it off now.

I have a HTC One, retrospectively called M8 now I think, which is getting
sluggish. Seems to pause a lot. It's about time Hog bought me another phone
with 50% off...

Hog

2017-06-14 16:14:18 UTC

Post by wessie

Post by wessie
my phone is set to upload to Dropbox only via wifi - most I could
lose is

Post by wessie
few photos taken on a daytrip. Mostly it would be zero as I don't
stop often.

So was my HTC One M9 - until Android 7 came along and royally screwed
it. It now only uploads if dropbox is the active app in the
foreground. Lot's of stuff has stopped working as it did before,
spotify stops streaming via BT as soon as the screen locks. All pretty
poor. Also seems to suffer from some sort of bootloader issue, last
time I gave it a proper reset it took about a day to come back and was
just stuck in a loop at the boot screen. I daren't turn it off now.

I have a HTC One, retrospectively called M8 now I think, which is getting
sluggish. Seems to pause a lot. It's about time Hog bought me another phone
with 50% off...

Moto G4??

wessie

2017-06-14 20:09:02 UTC

Post by wessie

Post by wessie
my phone is set to upload to Dropbox only via wifi - most I could
lose is

Post by wessie
few photos taken on a daytrip. Mostly it would be zero as I don't
stop often.

So was my HTC One M9 - until Android 7 came along and royally
screwed it. It now only uploads if dropbox is the active app in the
foreground. Lot's of stuff has stopped working as it did before,
spotify stops streaming via BT as soon as the screen locks. All
pretty poor. Also seems to suffer from some sort of bootloader
issue, last time I gave it a proper reset it took about a day to
come back and was just stuck in a loop at the boot screen. I
daren't turn it off now.

I have a HTC One, retrospectively called M8 now I think, which is
getting sluggish. Seems to pause a lot. It's about time Hog bought me
another phone with 50% off...

Moto G4??

£12.50?

Krusty

2017-06-13 09:26:15 UTC

Post by Switters

Post by Nick Brooks
I like my Pixel

For me, the show-stopper on those is no memory card slot.

Not quite sure why you'd need one

I use mine for backing up action cam videos. The cam has got a built-in
WiFi server but it's flaky as fuck & doesn't work most of the time. So
I take the card out the cam, stick it in the phone & upload to Drive.

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Fantic Hiro 250

Switters

2017-06-16 11:19:37 UTC

Post by Switters

Post by Nick Brooks
I like my Pixel

For me, the show-stopper on those is no memory card slot.

Not quite sure why you'd need one, but there's always usb to go.

Well, sure if you've gone for the 128GB model, the need for such a thing
is probably beyond the comprehension of most people.

Traditionally, the prices of the higher storage model have been
excessively different compared to the price of a memory card. In this
case, the "model 1" appears to be £725 vs £830 (quick look on Amazon). A
128GB MicroSD comes in at £40.

I don't fill things immediately, but gradually add more and more music,
photos, videos, etc. With each phone that I've had, I've simply upgraded
the memory card.

c***@mail.netunix.com

2017-06-16 18:20:55 UTC

Post by Switters
Traditionally, the prices of the higher storage model have been
excessively different compared to the price of a memory card. In this
case, the "model 1" appears to be ?725 vs ?830 (quick look on Amazon). A
128GB MicroSD comes in at ?40.
I don't fill things immediately, but gradually add more and more music,
photos, videos, etc. With each phone that I've had, I've simply upgraded
the memory card.

So IOW you just let it fill up with crap.
I find that a 32GB MicroSD card is overkill because I regularly dump the
contents to a home PC where it is reliably backed up. There is little
point in keeping photos on the phone for long and once you have watched
a video it is history.

Turby

2017-06-16 19:21:26 UTC

Post by c***@mail.netunix.com
I find that a 32GB MicroSD card is overkill because I regularly dump the
contents to a home PC where it is reliably backed up. There is little
point in keeping photos on the phone for long and once you have watched
a video it is history.

I, OTOH, treat my 32GB card as a portable backup, with almost all of my
photos on i. If I'm out and about, I can show someone a pic without
having to carry a laptop with me.

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in pieces)

Switters

2017-06-20 11:31:49 UTC

Post by c***@mail.netunix.com
So IOW you just let it fill up with crap.
I find that a 32GB MicroSD card is overkill because I regularly dump
the contents to a home PC where it is reliably backed up. There is
little point in keeping photos on the phone for long and once you have
watched a video it is history.

Haha. My media management suits me very well. If I did it your way, the
things I wanted to show would be stuck on the PC at home. But if it works
for you, I'm beyond delighted.

Hog

2017-06-12 19:42:48 UTC

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

Moto G4 32gb. It has dual sims and it's basically perfect other than not being waterproof. Survived many attempts to break it. Surprisingly cheap.

Short in supply though, available through eBay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorola-Moto-G4-Plus-XT1642-32GB-Unlocked-Dual-sim-Black-cleaning-cloth-/112142770810

Pete Fisher

2017-06-12 20:02:30 UTC

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

Moto G4 32gb. It has dual sims and it's basically perfect other than not being waterproof. Survived many attempts to break it. Surprisingly cheap.
Short in supply though, available through eBay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorola-Moto-G4-Plus-XT1642-32GB-Unlocked-Dual-sim-Black-cleaning-cloth-/112142770810

I've just ordered a standard G4 to replace SWMBO's increasingly flaky
Galaxy S3. It will do all she needs. The lad's S6 Edge kept him happy
and weaned him away from the i-nonsense. Like most smart phones though
rather fragile, so awaiting repair. If the Moto is more robust that will
be a bonus.

I'm happy enough with my S4 mini as I need to break out the folding
reading specs to use any phone in 'smart' mode now, so the small screen
size makes no odds. It is also easier to slip in to my trusty M&S cheap
Rohan clone 'cargo pants' or a bike jacket pocket.

--
KTM 250 EXC - back to the Dark Side
Gilera GFR, Moto Morini 2C/375
Moto Morini 2C ('Forgotten Era Hillclimber MKII back in development')
Kawasaki ER6-N (for two up bimbling duties)

"Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in the reality"

unknown

2017-06-12 21:01:03 UTC

On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:42:48 -0700 (PDT),

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

Moto G4 32gb. It has dual sims and it's basically perfect other than not being waterproof. Survived many attempts to break it. Surprisingly cheap.
Short in supply though, available through eBay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorola-Moto-G4-Plus-XT1642-32GB-Unlocked-Dual-sim-Black-cleaning-cloth-/112142770810

I just bought G5 Duals(XT1676) for Madam
and I. 3GB RAM Octacore, And 7 etc. Only
down is No NFC, if that's important to
you.

Hog

2017-06-12 21:52:08 UTC

Post by unknown
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:42:48 -0700 (PDT),

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

Moto G4 32gb. It has dual sims and it's basically perfect other than not being waterproof. Survived many attempts to break it. Surprisingly cheap.
Short in supply though, available through eBay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorola-Moto-G4-Plus-XT1642-32GB-Unlocked-Dual-sim-Black-cleaning-cloth-/112142770810

I just bought G5 Duals(XT1676) for Madam
and I. 3GB RAM Octacore, And 7 etc. Only
down is No NFC, if that's important to
you.

Ah now I thought the G5 was back to single SIM, it takes 2?

unknown

2017-06-13 11:22:48 UTC

On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:52:08 -0700 (PDT),

Post by unknown
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:42:48 -0700 (PDT),

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

Moto G4 32gb. It has dual sims and it's basically perfect other than not being waterproof. Survived many attempts to break it. Surprisingly cheap.
Short in supply though, available through eBay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorola-Moto-G4-Plus-XT1642-32GB-Unlocked-Dual-sim-Black-cleaning-cloth-/112142770810

I just bought G5 Duals(XT1676) for Madam
and I. 3GB RAM Octacore, And 7 etc. Only
down is No NFC, if that's important to
you.

Ah now I thought the G5 was back to single SIM, it takes 2?

<counts>
Apparently.

Mark Olson

2017-06-12 22:05:10 UTC

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

Moto G4 32gb. It has dual sims and it's basically perfect other than not being waterproof. Survived many attempts to break it. Surprisingly cheap.
Short in supply though, available through eBay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorola-Moto-G4-Plus-XT1642-32GB-Unlocked-Dual-sim-Black-cleaning-cloth-/112142770810

Just over a month ago, I bought the Moto G4 Plus 64 GB for $200, as a
potential replacement for my wife's iPhone 5S. Not a week after I got
it, my Nexus 5X experienced the all-too-common 'bootloop' issue.[1]
So I got a crash course in migrating back to a Motorola phone, before
the Nexus 5X I had two Moto phones which I really liked.

Except for it having a micro USB instead of USB-C, and not having NFC,
I think it's arguably a better phone in every other way. Motorola
have a light touch on pure Android, and I think they actually have
some nice things added. Not sure exactly what flavor of Nougat it's on
but it's 7.x, one or two minor revisions older than the Nexus 5X. The
screen is fantastically bright and clear, the camera is excellent,
I can't see a lot of difference from the 5X camera, which is also
very good. It has Turbo Charging V2 (?) which works pretty well with
a compatible charger. Also has an FM radio tuner (!). Battery life
beats the Nexus 5X.

And based on what I've been reading about the 5X, I got the Moto
phone just in time, many people have been through multiple warranty
replacements of their 5Xs. I wanted to stick with Nexus, but now
that Pixel ($$$) has replaced the Nexus brand, it seems Google don't
want my business any more. I also desperately want a new Nexus 7
equivalent tablet, but they also seem to have abandoned me on that
front, too.

[1] I have to give proper credit to Google. My phone was outside the
standard 12 month warranty, and it was a few days short of 18 months
old. Google support listened to my tale of woe, and through Project
Fi[2], replaced it FOC with a refurb'ed unit that appears for all
practical purposes to be brand new.

[2] I never was a Project Fi subscriber, but I didn't tell them that.
Just bought it from the Google Store.

Speedgazebo MOTP #1

2017-06-13 13:08:51 UTC

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Speedgazebo

YTC1

2017-06-15 15:43:02 UTC

On Monday, 12 June 2017 12:00:46 UTC+1, Brownz (via Gurgle Gruppez)

Or something altogether different, but not fruity, in a sim free flavour ?

Moto G4 32gb. It has dual sims and it's basically perfect other

than not being waterproof. Survived many attempts to break it.
Surprisingly cheap.

Short in supply though, available through eBay

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorola-Moto-G4-Plus-XT1642-32GB-Unlocked-Dual-sim-
Black-cleaning-cloth-/112142770810

I am using the moto g4 as I cross Russia. Sat in my tank bag as
emergency GPS and hotel/petrol station hunter.

It seems to have survived the rain so far.

I just wish I had the dual SIM one.

--
http://2pegs3.blogspot.co.uk

the man with no idea

2017-06-12 11:15:29 UTC

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-galaxy-s8-o2-125-upfront-6gb-data-unlimited-minutes-texts-27-00pm-for-24mths-2714142

YTC1

2017-06-12 15:24:08 UTC

On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 03:54:43 -0700 (PDT), "Brownz (via Gurgle

Post by Brownz (via Gurgle Gruppez)
Choices....
Samsung Galaxy S8
Samsung Galaxy S7
One Plus 3T
LG G6
Huawei P10
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
Anyone got any pluses or minuses to ownership to any of these

devices ?

They all cost (some) money

--
http://2pegs3.blogspot.co.uk

Turby

2017-06-12 22:15:54 UTC

On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 03:54:43 -0700 (PDT), "Brownz (via Gurgle Gruppez)"

Post by Brownz (via Gurgle Gruppez)
Choices....
Samsung Galaxy S8
Samsung Galaxy S7
One Plus 3T
LG G6
Huawei P10
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
Anyone got any pluses or minuses to ownership to any of these

devices ?
They all cost (some) money

I have a Galaxy S5. It works. I've often wondered what possible
improvements might entice me to change. Haven't heard any yet. Although,
I know that previous Samsungs had different sensors that would allow an
app to measure wind speed and direction, which my phone can't. Not
exactly a deal breaker.

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in pieces)

Brownz (via Gurgle Gruppez)

2017-06-12 15:58:34 UTC

Just tried upgrading to a pixel through carphone whorehouse. Made it all the way to putting a deal in the basket and it 404s on me. Went through all the details again. Got to the same point. Same results - hitting the "Add to Basket" sends me to 404sville. It's like they're trying to actively discourage me from spending my money with them. Will have another scout around when I get home. Just in case it's a firewall thingy here (which I doubt). Cheers all.

c***@mail.netunix.com

2017-06-12 16:21:58 UTC

They are all expensive models, I go for the cheaper Samsung models at
around ?150 and PAYG at £10/month.
Not as flashy but they do exactly the same job and save a lot of money.

Champ

2017-06-12 19:16:38 UTC

On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 03:54:43 -0700 (PDT), "Brownz (via Gurgle

Ace of this parish seems fairly positive about his chinese ruggedised
BlackView BV6000, so I'm seriously considering one of them when I next
change

Brownz (via Gurgle Gruppez)

2017-06-12 20:10:00 UTC

Post by YTC1
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 03:54:43 -0700 (PDT), "Brownz (via Gurgle

Ace of this parish seems fairly positive about his chinese ruggedised
BlackView BV6000, so I'm seriously considering one of them when I next
change

Interesting..... Might have to do some research before jumping, very unlike my normal style !!

Bruce Horrocks

2017-06-12 22:17:47 UTC

Post by YTC1
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 03:54:43 -0700 (PDT), "Brownz (via Gurgle

Ace of this parish seems fairly positive about his chinese ruggedised
BlackView BV6000, so I'm seriously considering one of them when I next
change

Interesting..... Might have to do some research before jumping, very unlike my normal style !!

As you're willing to consider the Huawei P10 then maybe their Honor 8
Pro might be a bit less of a strain on the wallet.
<https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/22/honor_8_pro/>

--
Bruce Horrocks
FJR1300AS

Higgins

2017-06-12 21:34:11 UTC