EPTM7 was a beautiful phone, M9 is an ugly phone.
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
M7 was a beautiful phone, M9 is an ugly phone. | ||
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DCRed
Finland435 Posts
On April 21 2015 00:32 Ghostcom wrote: Hey guys, did you know that the HTC one M9 has aerospace grade aluminum?!!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Did you know it also feels premium? | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States24004 Posts
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Ghostcom
Denmark4783 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On April 20 2015 15:37 QuantumTeleportation wrote: Maybe I'm just too over-enthusiastic about high tech products. Perhaps. The line I quoted sounds exactly like cheesy PR speak. It'd be like unironically saying, "I bought a Macbook Pro and I can really see how Apple helps its customers think different." I don't think any regular human would ever say that. | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On April 21 2015 05:48 GreenHorizons wrote: I never understood people's fixation on how the phone looks/feels. I barely ever see a phone not in a case of some sort anyway (ironically usually ugly and tacky as hell). Is that just the people I see? Depends on the crowd you hang with, a lot of the rich kids just buy insurance and toss their phones around without a care. On April 21 2015 06:34 Jibba wrote: Perhaps. The line I quoted sounds exactly like cheesy PR speak. It'd be like unironically saying, "I bought a Macbook Pro and I can really see how Apple helps its customers think different.*" I don't think any regular human would ever say that. *paid for by Apple Inc. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On April 21 2015 05:48 GreenHorizons wrote: I never understood people's fixation on how the phone looks/feels. I barely ever see a phone not in a case of some sort anyway (ironically usually ugly and tacky as hell). Is that just the people I see? The fixation is getting other people to notice you - either because you have the latest and greatest, it's really attractive or it does something amazing. Consumer product sales is mostly about perception, whether it's poor fidelity headphones with great looks, a pickup truck with absolutely unnecessary amounts of horsepower for 99.999% of use cases, a hybrid car that seems very earth friendly except is especially bad to manufacture and dispose of, or a phone that looks cool and is made by an interesting company. People are vain and that bothers some people, except really it applies to everyone. Plastic is perceived as common, and in that way it underperforms aluminum and glass. Even if plastic performs better in other areas, those aren't the areas mass consumers care about. Samsung took a measured risk that the largest customer segments don't care about removable batteries, SD card slots and waterproofing and the sales figures indicate they're right. In terms of technical features, we know the S6 offers less than the S5. But the S6 and S6 Edge offer a lot of social value, which is really what gets people to shell out $700 per phone. For years, Samsung received flak for copying Apple's features (whether they did or not is irrelevant and no one in the general public cares) but they've finally figured out they should've been copying Apple's design philosophy. That's what brings in the $$$ and is unpatentable. | ||
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
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zev318
Canada4306 Posts
On April 20 2015 23:26 Apotek wrote: Battery life isn't that important. Most people can get by for a whole day now. Also where is your proof that the M9 has "not very good" battery life? just read any review, i googled htc m9 and clicking on random 2 reviews and they've both said it isn't good or as well as the m8 was or the s6 is, despite the bigger battery | ||
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Apotek
Taiwan34 Posts
On April 21 2015 05:48 GreenHorizons wrote: I never understood people's fixation on how the phone looks/feels. I barely ever see a phone not in a case of some sort anyway (ironically usually ugly and tacky as hell). Is that just the people I see? I never put my phone in a case. Hence why design matters a lot to me. | ||
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Apotek
Taiwan34 Posts
On April 21 2015 10:18 zev318 wrote: just read any review, i googled htc m9 and clicking on random 2 reviews and they've both said it isn't good or as well as the m8 was or the s6 is, despite the bigger battery Care to share a link? The differences are probably small. Anyway battery life isn't important when most phones can last a day. | ||
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Faruko
Chile34173 Posts
i never need more than 1 day of usage, not to mention i carry a usb cable everywhere so i can connect it to works PCs. So i dont care if the battery of the phone is actual crap or not But you may need more than 1 day, and thats fine | ||
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zev318
Canada4306 Posts
On April 21 2015 21:02 Apotek wrote: Care to share a link? The differences are probably small. Anyway battery life isn't important when most phones can last a day. http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/22/htc-one-m9-review/ http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/htc-one-m9-1285623/review/4 maybe a software issue | ||
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Apotek
Taiwan34 Posts
On April 21 2015 21:27 Faruko wrote: Battery life is as important as you need it to be i never need more than 1 day of usage, not to mention i carry a usb cable everywhere so i can connect it to works PCs. So i dont care if the battery of the phone is actual crap or not But you may need more than 1 day, and thats fine The HTC One M9 lasts me about a day. My typical day starts at 9am and ends at 5pm. When I get home, I still have 15% to spare usually. I don't think the Galaxy S6 is any better than this. | ||
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Apotek
Taiwan34 Posts
On April 21 2015 23:03 zev318 wrote: http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/22/htc-one-m9-review/ http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/htc-one-m9-1285623/review/4 maybe a software issue Yeah but these don't compare the HTC One M9 to anything else. I'm still waiting for a direct comparison between the batteries of HTC One M9 and Galaxy S6. | ||
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jinorazi
Korea (South)4948 Posts
On April 22 2015 11:02 Apotek wrote: The HTC One M9 lasts me about a day. My typical day starts at 9am and ends at 5pm. When I get home, I still have 15% to spare usually. I don't think the Galaxy S6 is any better than this. Whoa, is note 4 on a different level? I unplug at 8am, listen to audiobook most of the day and when I leave work around 7 I still have 65%. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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MountainDewJunkie
United States10346 Posts
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GreenHorizons
United States24004 Posts
On April 22 2015 11:10 jinorazi wrote: Whoa, is note 4 on a different level? I unplug at 8am, listen to audiobook most of the day and when I leave work around 7 I still have 65%. It's about how you use it. There is research into it but basically graphics and screen time are huge hogs. People also tend to underestimate how brightness impacts power consumption. Also phone calls are actually huge drains on a phone but that's not an issue for everyone. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/UgimP3b.jpg) This combined with how frequently one checks their phone is probably one of the biggest reasons people report significantly different battery life's with the same/similar usage or models + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/eu0y3JI.jpg) Obviously there are changes phone to phone over time on the specifics but as far as I know it's all pretty accurate as to where the power generally goes. Checking the battery feature (tells you generally where your power is going) will usually confirm what you would expect. Unusual usage patterns (multiple hours of GPS navigation or something) might change things though. TLDR: Seriously your brightness is eating your battery. (or not eating it in your particular case) | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On April 22 2015 11:54 MountainDewJunkie wrote: I use my phone constantly for my job, so having to charge it before lunch just so it won't die on me in the afternoon has been a huge inconvenience (I have a shitty RAZR (X?) that I paid $20 for). I'm upgrading next month and I just need something that can withstand heavy use (emails, text, calls, bluetooth occasional browsing) for 12 hours without it dying at an inconvenient. I want to go for a top of the line item for once, but I've never owned a Samsung phone, and my last was one was an old HTC. Would I be happy with the S6? Moto Maxx or Droid Turbo would get my vote if you are looking for superb battery life. | ||
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