* Posts by BrixtonChris

5 publicly visible posts • joined 14 Dec 2012

Google pholds! Just kidding. But Android Q Beta 2 drop supports those cool bendy mobes

BrixtonChris

Re: Bendy phones

....and resolved in the following months/years, assuming that the public has an appetite for bendy phones

Huawei P20 Pro: Triple-lens shooter promises the Earth ...

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"This is the first Chinese phone that demands – well, screams – to be compared to the market leaders. With a price to match – £799"

Except, it's already been discounted to £509 - EE are selling at that price instore on PAYG (albeit that you're probably going to have to wait a while to actually get your hands on some stock). And who knows how much further the price will drop over the coming months. So really it should be compared with mid market phones, and in that part of the market is seems a very competitive proposition.

From all the reviews I've read, the main drawback with the camera seems to be excessive processing of the images. However it's able to also record photos in RAW format, I wonder whether this is a way of mitigating the excesses of Huawei's algorithms?

I have a Huawei Mate 9, and I have to say the battery is absolutely outstanding. And the fingerprint sensor is incredibly fast and only ever gives problems when my finger is wet.

Sony Xperia XZ2: High-res audio but no headphone jack

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No it's not just a phone, not for me and I suspect many others.

It's a SatNav, internet browser, email client, word processor, video phone, photo viewer, stills camera, video camera, clock, calendar, games console, music player, weather forecaster, newspaper, and much more. And yes, it can also make phone calls if that's something you still do.

So, for those of us who want to use it as a portable computer, paying above two hundred quid is not necessarily that bad value.

Wheeee! BT preps for FIVE HUNDRED MEGABIT broadband trial

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But what's the point?

500Mb sounds great, but I don't quite see what the point of it would be for most people even assuming that it's achievable. I mean I can already get 50Mb from Virgin, which gives me enough bandwidth for at least 3 simultaneous HD streams, So, 10x that bandwidth......??

The best smartphones for Christmas

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Nexus 4 - don't give up hope

I ordered my 16 Gb version from the second batch, Tuesday evening last week as I recall. Despite Google Play promising delivery in over a month's time, it actually turned up on the Friday (and would have been there on Thursday if I'd been in for the courier!). Maybe I was just lucky, maybe I got someone's returned phone, but anyway don't give up hope of getting yours before Xmas.

And for those who are interested, my first impressions pretty much match the reviews. A great phone, blazingly fast with a very responsive UI. Quite nice looking too, if you care about those things, though slippery to hold so some sort of case would be good (although the Google Nexus 4 bumper cases are still listed as being out of stock).

Downsides - well, it's a bit big, but that's also an upside (my previous phone was an iPhone 3, briefly followed by a Nokia Lumia 800, so the size took a bit of getting used to). And the battery really is not too impressive - as a 'power user' (ie constantly messaging, browsing, wireless headphones etc) it needs a couple of full charges a day. However I take heart from a couple of posts I've read from users who have the impressions that the battery life improves after a while, maybe all those charge/discharge cycles help condition the battery.

Overall though, splendid piece of kit for the money