Mobile advice needed'

[NZdick1983]

^ exactly... until battery technology catches up, 4k is just a marketing ploy for geeks...(and Dick dohh!).

I think they have refined phone technology more than enough now anyway..

What else can they cram into our devices that will revolutionize our life?

Butt vibrating function? Sheep mating call?

[Dillinger]

Arry and Baldy are on about VR,

vibrating ringpiece tech i think

[beazalbob69]

Huawei and OPPO make some really nice high-end but not high-end price phones. Right up there with Samsung for 1/2 the cash.

[Baas Babelaas]

Superior camera

Best camera I've ever used, and I've had DSLRs, and a couple of Canon point-and-shoots (still great pics from those though).

[baldrick]

I have big hands

and maybe something to grasp

Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra ZU680KL - Full phone specifications

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2016, May
Status Coming soon
BODY Dimensions 186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm (7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.8 inches (~72.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~324 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- Asus ZenUI 3.0
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
CPU Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 510
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 200 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 23 MP, f/2.0, laser/phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features 1/2.6" sensor size, 1 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, dual speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port Yes
Radio FM radio
USB v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Fast battery charging: 60% in 45 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 4600 mAh battery
Talk time Up to 34 h (3G)
MISC Colors Glacier Silver, Titanium Gray, Metallic Pink

[NZdick1983]

^ All that impressive spec sheet means naught (if the software coding is not able to make use of it)

I.e. perform its functions in a smooth manner.

Not dissing that particular breed of phone..just making a point.

Clean android is ok, it's the heavy overlay of touchwiz on samsung devices that impedes performance.

[baldrick]

it's the heavy overlay of touchwiz on samsung devices that impedes performance

you tell us you know how to root your device - easy step to flash a new rom on it

[NZdick1983]

Maybe that's why my sg6 is glitchy as fook.. I've rooted the bejesus out of it...spunked too much man-goo into it..

Kidding... back in dreary old NZ on Saturday...I'll wipe it clean (of my jizz) then update to marshmellow... then I'll re-evaluate the bitch...

*Fancy asking a Kiwi if he knows how to root.. cheeky sod

[Bettyboo]

Originally Posted by baldrick
I have big hands

I was just very very close to posting a picture that would've gotten me banned, it was colourful too, so it'd link nicely with the aboriginal thread...

[NZdick1983]

Go on then, ya big tease..

[Bettyboo]

^ it's just a big black cock that'd fit nicely in those large hands of Baldrick. Would you like the firm and proud shot or the money shot?

[NZdick1983]

Mai ow krub!

[baldrick]

so it'd link nicely with the aboriginal thread.

big black hands betty

do you want a spanking

Fancy asking a Kiwi if he knows how to root.. cheeky sod

a phone is not ovine

[Baas Babelaas]

The ASUS Zenfone range is great - I had the Zenfone 5. Great phone, cheap as chips. After Samsung I would get an ASUS (if in Thailand).

Every phone is locked and full of shit in China.

So, enjoy the choices you have in Thailand. May be Junta-run, but you can still buy a phone without restrictions (or do I stand corrected?)

[Troy]

I have a Samsung SII that is still going strong after 4 years...I keep meaning to change the battery but it soldiers on.

I bought the wife an S6 last summer and it is much better; she loves the camera, which apparently makes even a Richard III look good.

Plenty of good phones on the market and it is really down to personal preference, but we used the S6 instead of a tablet or laptop for 6 weeks last year in Thailand. I had to wait until I got back to Europe before I could process any DSLR photos, but for everyday internet access it was enough.

[NZdick1983]

Ok. I'm running the new long awaited marshmellow 6.1.0
Update.

It has been nagging me to update for a few days now and I have been postponing the update until I get back to NZ.

This morning, I could have sworn I pushed the home button on seeing the update pop up, but to my dismay the bugger activated the install process.

So here we are getting ready to fly to Yokohama from Fukuoka and I'm stressing out big time, worried my pics will be erased or I'll be locked out of my phone, etc..paranoid I know..

Anyway, all went well..so here is my update as promised.

Much, much smoother and more fluid...typing is very precise now (no annoying lag)
Scrolling webpages much smoother..
Camera opens almost instantly now..
Ram management of aps seems optimized 700 MB free now where in lollipop I'd only have 400 MB free.

So yeah, feels like a new phone.. this will be an acceptable experence until iphone 7s comes out.

Oh, battery life seems much better now too. Overall, Dick is a happy chappy.

All typed out on the train from Tokyo airport to our hotel (Yokohama bay Hotel tokyu) without too msmy typos.. well impressed.

[Rigger]

^ should've got the Note 5...

^^ there we go, I new you had something about ya.

Apparently the Note 6 is due this summer, and is rumoured to have many of the features of the S7 (water/dustproof, expandable storage etc. Also rumoured to have 8 Gb RAM.

I got the S7 Edge a couple of months ago, and am very pleased with it. Fantastic screen, very fast loading with 4 Gb RAM, and the battery of 3600 a/h seems to go on forever. But, fairly serious money of course and many of it's attractions a lot of people wouldn't want or be prepared to pay for.

Bought the Edge used it for a day then gave it to my daughter and went and bought another I phone

[baldrick]

The Note 5 is for women or gay curious nerds

big hands dill