Looks like I'm stuck on the Pixel train for awhile. I'll be interested again if phones return to 16:9 ratio. Not liking the 18:9 at all. Hopefully it's just temporary but it's not looking like it. What do folks think the next innovative idea for smartphones is going to be?
The innovation in phones will be in the cameras. It will be the final nail in the point and shoot camera segment.
I hope so but it's going to be hard for me to believe they can replace my pocket camera in the next 2 years. I still carry around my rx100 on group outings.
If Samsung could stop over processing their photos, that would be great. That's the only thing I hate about Samsung cameras.
Dual cameras was a short-lived gimmick, nowadays people will find that single cameras can do the same thing with software.
I still want dual cameras like the G6 does with a normal lens and a wide angle lens. But yeah, Pixel 2 has shown you don't need dual cameras to create artificial shallow DOF images.
For portrait mode, that's absolutely true. But LG's wide angle lens (and to a lesser extent Huawei's monochrome lens) is still a unique trick that requires the 2nd lens. The 2x zoom thing gets some use out of me as well but its no where near as useful as LG's implementation.
Is anyone else having issues with ghosting/ screen retention? It looks like burn in on old TVs and seems to be a problem with quite a few new phones with UHD displays -- it was becoming a big problem on my LG V20, but I found a work around. The Night Screen app is the only fix i've found -- some other 'night mode' type apps do help somewhat i've read, but Night Screen is the only one that has actually solved the problem for my phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.papdt.blackblub&hl=en Once installed set the slider at around 75% and turn 'auto' off leaving it on all the time -- go into settings and select overlay system mode. Anyone have any other ghosting fixes they've used?
Fwiw, eBay has a 1 day only sale, 20% off code PSPRING20 with discount up to $100 off After hearing about the discount, looked into upgrading my LG G6 to the V30, found one, used. Grade A for $360 after discount and jumped on it. Figure I can sell my G6 for around $300, not to much of a difference to upgrade (better camera, better processor, wireless charging/32-Bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC) After the S9 announcement, I was set to get the S9+ cause of the camera improvements and the fingerprint scanner in a better spot. But after seeing it in person, Verizon has a demo in store, that 6.2 screen is pretty large, noticeable difference from the 6.0 screen the V30 has. Plus I am not sure if I can give up my wide angle lens with my upcoming trips to New Orleans and Chicago.
More around $300 for an unlocked phone. Not heavy into phones and their features, just need a ergonomic one.
The new Nokias with the stock Android One should be good. Wait for the Nokia 6 or Nokia 7plus. I think my next one will be a mid-range Nokia.
Look for certified refurbished S7 and S7 edges. Lot of people upgrade and trade in at the two year mark, including myself.