Recent content by jdevenberg

My biggest wish is for a lower price. The prices of smartphones is getting out of control. Take the Pixel 2, refine the design, and lower the price.

I eliminated a phone hardware issue because the phone charges fine on other charger cable combos. I will try a few other combos of the original charge and cable and also use the extension with a charge I know works with the phone. Is there a good app or somewhere in the settings I can monitor...

I purchased a Moto Z2 Play yesterday. I plugged it in last night using the supplied power brick, a USB 3.0 extension cable, and the supplied USB to USB C cable. After ~5 hours on the charger, I did not get a full charge. It went from about 35% to about 85%. Surely, this is not normal...

I'm looking to get a new phone and, looking at the two on paper, the S7 Edge does not seem to offer a whole lot that the S8 doesn't that I feel I'd actually use and is substantially cheaper. Is there a big negative to going with the S7 edge over the S8 that I'm not realizing? I know the S8 has...

So I'm not like an avid photographer. My requirements from a camera are basically that it be able to take good pictures of my kid when she is doing something cute/funny/ridiculous/etc. and that when I do frame up a shot of something neat I'm seeing, it looks good in the end. I'm not the sort...

Because there is a lot to like about Android as well. Having had Android for 5 or 6 years, I have a pretty extensive collection of paid apps on Android. I like the philosophy of open software and an open eco-system. I like being able to run whatever software I want, whether or not my phone's...

Like I mentioned, I've been reading/watching all the reviews on this phone. The person who was hardest on the battery in their review said he could comfortably get a full day of heavy use out of it.

I guess that makes sense. I don't really stream music because my commute takes me through large areas where no carrier has service, so I've just gotten used to having all the media I want to consume downloaded (part of why this 128 GB phone appeals to me) and I just default to having my phone...

That isn't a draw to me at all. If "our phones are cheap" is Android's biggest advantage still, I'd rather just stay with Apple.

I should have mentioned I'm on Sprint, which right away eliminates all of these other than the Pixel, S8+, G6, and U11. Pixel, G6, and U11 are all 100% non-starters for me. The G6 and U11 are ugly and cheap feeling and I don't qualify for financing on the Pixel. Which basically leaves me with...

Hey all! I used Android from 1.5 on an HTC Hero all the way to 5.0 on a Nexus 5. After some bad experiences on the Nexus 5, I decided to go over to Apple for the iPhone 6 Plus and currently use a iPhone 7 Plus. However, I'm thinking of coming back to Android and the Essential phone is looking...