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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.0&return_msg=42117.11"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.21">21–30</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.31">31–35</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42117.11">Pixel + 1 - 8</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42117_11_35_10"> <a name="a42117_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 5 Feb 2018 10:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Feb 2018 10:29"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.11">42117.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.8">42117.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah that's true. I could probably live with 64GB but I've recently put a 64GB SD in my Note and the extra space is nice to have.<br /><br /> I think Samsung still do security updates, but I have a custom ROM so not sure. And non-Samsungy ROMs are always much smoother. Another reason I want to try the Pixel.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.11&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time"> 5 Feb 2018 10:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Feb 2018 10:40"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.12">42117.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.10">42117.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I think these days being on the cutting edge of Android itself isn't quite so important, they've unbundled a lot of the apps so you can use them independently. Prompt security updates is maybe a thing though, depending on how worried you might be about malevolent apps and hackers. Sounds like they're probably alright to me.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.12&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 5 Feb 2018 15:49</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Feb 2018 17:03"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.13">42117.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.11#a42117_12" target="_self">42117.12</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Early upgrade time is now. Think I'll go for the 2 XL. Might be time to say bye to Samsung.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.13&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">16 Feb 2018 21:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">14 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.14">42117.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> New phone arrived today. I opened it up and was surprised how small it was compared to my Note 4. Didn't take long for me to work out I'd ordered the Pixel 2 instead of the XL. But surprisingly I like it. The top and bottom bezels are a little big but I'm actually liking having a smaller screen <span class="emoticon e_shock" title=":O"><span class="e__">:O</span></span> <br /> <br /> It's super duper quick and the camera is amazing. And I don't have to worry about having a dodgy LG OLED screen that comes on the XL.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.14&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">18 Feb 2018 15:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">15 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.15">42117.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Oh man, this phone is awesome. Even though it's tiny with its 5" screen. But after updating to 8.1 and Google giving me the AR Core and Stickers, I now have storm troopers and a demogorgon in my kitchen.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://youtu.be/gFUWRrd5MF4">https://youtu.be/gFUWRrd5MF4</a><br /> <a href="https://youtu.be/XpEM-Y-ORbg">https://youtu.be/XpEM-Y-ORbg</a><br /> <a href="https://youtu.be/ihVTDfq9P6A">https://youtu.be/ihVTDfq9P6A</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.15&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.15"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">18 Feb 2018 19:11</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Feb 2018 19:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.16">42117.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.11#a42117_15" target="_self">42117.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> 5 inch screen is tiny? My old HTC Desire was about 3.7" <span class="emoticon e_plain" title=":|"><span class="e__">:|</span></span><br /><br /> Just checked my curent phone (Xperia XZ Premium) and that's 5.46" and is verging on 'too big' (NJ).<br /><br /> You should film an X-wing from a moving car (as the passenger, obv) so that it flies along.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.16&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">18 Feb 2018 19:16</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Feb 2018 19:25"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.17">42117.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.11#a42117_16" target="_self">42117.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It is these days with most being at least 5.5", and then the smaller ones are usually low spec ones. I still have my Desire and apart from being slow I still like it.<br /> <br /> Worth a try, although it likes to have a static surface to work on. Not sure if it will work when moving like that.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.17&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">18 Feb 2018 21:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Feb 2018 22:36"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.18">42117.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.11#a42117_16" target="_self">42117.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I wasn't happy about going to the 5.5" One Plus 3. It's too big for my hands <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span><br /> <br /> I still remember the first time I saw a Samsung Galaxy Note in the wild. I thought it looked truly ridiculous. It had a 5.3" screen.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.18&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">18 Feb 2018 21:49</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Feb 2018 21:49"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.19">42117.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.11#a42117_18" target="_self">42117.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> People used to think I was crazy buying phones as big as 3.8" <span class="emoticon e_shock" title=":O"><span class="e__">:O</span></span> When I went to my Note 2 with a 5.5" screen everyone thought I was MAD. Except one girl in a house where I was fitting a kitchen who thought it was cool. And 5.7", craziness.<br /> <br /> I was expecting to go to a larger 6" (NJ) but this 5" screen is actually much easier to hold and use.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.19&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42117_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_42117_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">18 Feb 2018 22:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">20 of 35</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42117.20">42117.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> And this is the first phone I actually don't want to root. Except one thing: ads. Is there a way to remove them without rooting?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42117.20&return_msg=42117.11" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42117.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42117.21" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>