Recent content by gmermel

Tried a tempered glass protector that effectively disabled the fingerprint reader. While I'm waiting for an "approved by Google" TG protector to be available I got the TPU version from Otterbox. It works well, and having only used TG for years now, I'm pleased with how much it feels like...

Naaah. If i'm gonna change I am determined to get an upgraded screen, and add to the list the lack of IP68 rating as another demerit. Thought about it, though. Like I said, I'm waiting for the Pro/6 cause ain't no other OS that I'll ever consider again.

Well, I really am ambivalent. I love the phone in every way save the most important thing. My old eyes just cannot get comfortable on the "small" screen. It's going back today and I will dream about the 5 Pro that's being rumored as being my go to. Otherwise, our Pixel 2XL and 3XL's will...

This is the Fusion X which is much more robust than the standard Fusion. The black bumpers all the way around are what has been updated. Despite those bumpers the case, being on the smaller phone, is pretty minimalist. I find the added bulk of those bumpers to actuallybe welcome. I dropped...

FYI, I do have 90hz force-on. The scaling adjustment helped a lot....... Thanks to both of you. Any other ideas welcome.

Yes, I've activated full time 90fps display but scrolling is nowhere near as smooth as I expected. The S20 FE I used for a few days was nearly as smooth as iOS has been for a number of years. The 5 is overall smoother than my 3XL, but it glitches a bit as it slows and then it stops somewhat...

Still on the fence over the size, though. I'm not even sure if it's a matter of functionality. It just seems puny looking at it.......

Well, the phone came a day early and gotta say I'm glad I got it. In global terms, holy cripes does our OS kill Samsung. And I"m speaking to "under the hood", not just the bloat. No stupid Bixby to get in the way of launching Assistant, no fussing around to get general stuff to work and...

Been Nexus/Pixel exclusive for years. Skipped the 4 because I wasn't impressed by anything about it. Not enamored of the 5 and was shopping hard for an alternative. Maybe would have been a One+ but the camera quality held me back. Settled on the S20FE. Seemed to have it all from 5G to the...

I just ordered my Pixel because over Black Friday they offered a $400 trade-in on my Pixel 2 XL. Keep an eye on them for X-Mas. Also scored a loyalty credit of $300 to upgrade my 5 year old grandfathered account. I'm exchanging the S20 FE that I first tried. Thought it was the way to go this...

I've been using the fusion for about 5 years. Tried at least half dozen others over that time frame and keep going back. They don't have the original fusion for the Pixel 5 (yet) but I'm getting the Fusion X. Looks like it'll be a bit thicker on the edges which does concern me. But I already...

Thought my PW manager had auto-logged me in. Surprising it let me post without having done so. I've been registered since, oh, I dunno, the Nexus 6 or so.:D

Re: Google Fi Can't complain about that. I guess us old folks that don't stream a lot of video can find Fi isn't a bad idea.

Re: Google Fi Has billing cycle covering the holiday ended yet? Don't mean to be a party pooper, but Thanksgiving was just 2 weeks ago..... Let us know how it turned out.

I pre-ordered a 3XL, but canceled before it ever got here. When I played with it at Best Buy I didn't see hardly any difference relative to my 2XL--except sure, the screen quality. Even the bigger screen is no big deal to my eye, and I don't have to deal with the notch as a bonus. Not worth...