MWC '15 is here, so it's time for all the leaks in the past weeks to be confirmed/put to rest.
So far, HTC has officially announced the One M9 along with several other new accessories including the Grip wristband and a VR headset:
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Samsung is due to officially announce its Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge as well, with new metal and glass build:
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And, Huawei has made a surprise reveal of a new Android Wear smartwatch. What are your guys' thoughts?
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I'm surprised that Samsung dropped microSD from the S6. A glass back necessarily results in a loss of a swappable battery, but they could have kept the microSD despite the case materials. Just look at recent Xperia phones, which are also glass sandwiches with a metal rim, yet still have microSD expansion.
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The M9 look shweet!
I will have to figure out how to trade out my M8 for the M9.
The Huawei Watch also looks awesome!
I would be interested to see the Huawei Watch compared side by side to the LG G Watch R.
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I wish HTC went a bit farther with its M9. A larger screen within the same body size, perhaps. Or maybe their equivalent of a fingerprint sensor for electronic payments/quick unlocking. -
I'm kind of getting sick of everyone going to larger screens as an update. Even cramming more pixels on the same size screen is getting ridiculous. Don't go over 5" screens for me, and at that really a 1080 screen is fine. I'm ok with higher res as long as it also comes with better battery life. Lets get the cellphone that I only have to charge once a week instead of once a day or more.
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Improvements are all incremental like PC already. the booming era is gone?
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The Galaxy S6 (or S-s*** as I will call it) is highly disappointing. Bigger screen? Big deal. Better SoC? That's expected.
Here's how I've rated it:
The Good: +More RAM is always a better thing.
+The camera is kept at 16MP but with a better aperture. This is a big step in the right direction.
+Android 5.0.
+Samsung Exynos 7420 (64 bit).
The Bad: +Removal of microSD card.
+What's the point of a qHD resolution on a 5 inch screen?
+Touchwiz...oh, how ugly you've become (need I say more).
The WTFH!?!?!: ~Gorilla Glass on the back and sided? Is Sammy so desperate to copy an iPhone's design flaw or do they just want to out do Apple in the number of phones with broken glass backs?
I'm on the fence about the battery being non removable. It worked out well for me with my HTC M8. But if Samsung has proven anything recently, its they can take a positive and turn it into a royal f*** up.Mitlov likes this. -
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/lgs-new-watch-urbane-is-an-all-metal-luxury-smartwatch/radji likes this. -
The styling of the S6 is annoyingly derivative. It's almost like Samsung is trying to play into the hands of people who claim it's all about copying Apple. Meanwhile HTC and Motorola each have their own distinct design language (which I personally prefer over Apple's anyway).
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That watch looks beautiful. Each successive smart watch makes me want to get one more and more.
In other MWC News, the bad news for Galaxy S followers just keeps on coming:
http://www.cnet.com/news/sandisk-bets-smartphone-crowd-wants-more-flash-storage/Mitlov likes this. -
Pff, you enthusiast. This is a PC forum and I thought you guys should know better.
Don't you see, it is just another dell 2015 alienware thingy.
What sells in 2015 is 1.brand, 2.look 3. "features" -
It'll be interesting to see how the HTC One M9's camera fares once reviewers get their hands on some production units. Word is that the 20MP sensor is coming from Sony, so if HTC gets the software all worked out, the camera should be much better than before in most lighting conditions.
No microSD card is a big issue for me with the GS6, so if the M9's battery life is significantly better and the camera is good enough, I might just spring for that over the GS6... -
I'm not interested in any of the new phones and that's a shame because I love HTC - had the M7 and the M8 then jumped to the Nexus 6 and wanted the M9... Now I'm underwhelmed.
Samsung... No thank you.
LG is overheating... As usual.
Guess I'm holding out.
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Whether VR compatibility is enough to justify a decision that has no benefit in day-to-day smartphone use is another issue entirely though. I don't think it is, and have never once said that my 5.2" 1080p phone needed more pixels. -
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I also don't like the forced encryption. I know how to take it off but it's tedious.
But you're right, it is one of the best phones on the market and battery life is not bad for AMOLED and it charges insanely fast. I just wish qualcomm had their crap together so it would have had the 810 to take advantage of 64-bit and the faster GPU that's actually made for these displays.
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If the GS6 had a microSD slot, it'd be a much simpler choice for me (GS6 or GS6 Edge), but not so much anymore. I'd have to spring for at least the 64GB model, and depending on the cost, that may not make sense over the M9. -
Here's the info on the sensor in the M9.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-...-sensor-with-proprietary-pixel-design_id66390
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I like the new Galaxy 6 Edge. Samsung claims to have trimmed down the horrendous TouchWhiz but I am still suspicious
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If you experiment with things then you will come to know about the right combination. So I think Samsung by dropping Micro SD from S6 can be good
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Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow
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Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow
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