Recent content by devorama

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    [Closed] Win a Nexus 6P from Android Central!

    The fingerprint sensor is what intrigues me the most about the Nexus 6P. That coupled with the benefits of Marshmallow make this a winning phone!
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    So much misinformation about Ultrapixels!

    While I generally hate the marketing hogwash like "ultrapixels," I recognize that the uneducated consumer will look at a 4MP camera and think it's half as good as an 8MP camera. So it's a necessary evil to some extent. To those the question the bigger pixel approach, I'd like to point out that...
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    So much misinformation about Ultrapixels!

    jdevenberg, you must keep in mind that by pixel binning, or averaging multiple small pixels into one, you are effectively reducing chroma and luminance noise. So if you have four 1x1 micrometer pixels in a square versus one 2x2 micrometer pixel, they will produce effectively the same image if...
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    So much misinformation about Ultrapixels!

    As a huge camera geek as well as smartphone geek, the amount of misinformation about the "Ultrapixel" sensor is really annoying me. I just wanted to post to clear somethings up. Assertion 1: Megapixels don't matter This is true to a point. For the vast majority of users, 4 MP is enough for a...
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    LTE Speeds?

    Just tested the Vivid inside the AT&T store in downtown Chicago. Speedtest never topped 2.5Mbit/sec download. The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket next to it was similarly slow. Both averaged about 2Mbit/sec. The Atrix 2 and Focus S next to them (both HSPA+ phones) were getting about 1Mbit/sec...
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    Any actual hands-on reviews?

    A couple hands on pictures and some impressions: Hands-on with HTC Raider, Vivid: AT&T's iPhone alternative? | Electronista