1. Better SOC: Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890
2. 64 GB base storage
3. microSD slot
4. Better camera with f/1.7
5. 3500 mAh battery
6. IP 68
7. USB-C
8. Iris scanner
9. Better S-pen with 4096 pressure levels
10. Gorilla Glass 5
11. LTE Cat 9
12. Dual edge screen ( if you prefer that)
Have I missed anything?
Overall it seems a solid but not spectacular upgrade.
Better IR blaster
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Better IR blaster
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I highly suspect you are trolling about this issue, but neither the Note5 or the Note7 have IR blasters,
and guys... for those of you crying about IR blaster... I know it sucks, but do yourself a favor and just get a harmony hub. it gives you an app that talkes to a wifi IR blaster that can control all your tv / receivers / etc.. and it works with ANY phone or tablet you have lying around. I know it sucks that it isn't built in any more, but its not going to change at this point. If you are one of the few percentage that took advantage of the blaster, just get the harmony hub and call it a day.
cbutters said:
I highly suspect you are trolling about this issue, but neither the Note5 or the Note7 have IR blasters,
and guys... for those of you crying about IR blaster... I know it sucks, but do yourself a favor and just get a harmony hub. it gives you an app that talkes to a wifi IR blaster that can control all your tv / receivers / etc.. and it works with ANY phone or tablet you have lying around. I know it sucks that it isn't built in any more, but its not going to change at this point. If you are one of the few percentage that took advantage of the blaster, just get the harmony hub and call it a day.
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Lol.. It was tongue in cheek comment. ...
Can you explain how the harmony hub works? Sounds promising.
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Lol.. It was tongue in cheek comment. ...
Can you explain how the harmony hub works? Sounds promising.
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Sure thing,
The Harmony hub is a little black device that sits on your tv stand or in your media cabinet. It is a wifi enable device that also has an IR blaster. When you install the harmony app on your phone or tablet, it talks to the harmony hub over wifi. When you want to send a command to your TV or receiver or otherwise, you use the app which sends a message over the wifi connection to the harmony hub which in turn uses its IR blaster to send the command to your TV / audio system / game console.
The harmony hub has an extensive compatibility list supporting almost every device that can be controlled with a remote. The fact that it works over wifi means that you can use pretty much any phone or tablet at all as a remote.
see: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub
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MSK1 said:
Lol.. It was tongue in cheek comment. ...
Can you explain how the harmony hub works? Sounds promising.
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Sure thing,
The Harmony hub is a little black device that sits on your tv stand or in your media cabinet. It is a wifi enable device that also has an IR blaster. When you install the harmony app on your phone or tablet, it talks to the harmony hub over wifi. When you want to send a command to your TV or receiver or otherwise, you use the app which sends a message over the wifi connection to the harmony hub which in turn uses its IR blaster to send the command to your TV / audio system / game console.
The harmony hub has an extensive compatibility list supporting almost every device that can be controlled with a remote. The fact that it works over wifi means that you can use pretty much any phone or tablet at all as a remote.
see: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub
cbutters said:
Sure thing,
The Harmony hub is a little black device that sits on your tv stand or in your media cabinet. It is a wifi enable device that also has an IR blaster. When you install the harmony app on your phone or tablet, it talks to the harmony hub over wifi. When you want to send a command to your TV or receiver or otherwise, you use the app which sends a message over the wifi connection to the harmony hub which in turn uses its IR blaster to send the command to your TV / audio system / game console.
The harmony hub has an extensive compatibility list supporting almost every device that can be controlled with a remote. The fact that it works over wifi means that you can use pretty much any phone or tablet at all as a remote.
see: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub
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Sure thing,
The Harmony hub is a little black device that sits on your tv stand or in your media cabinet. It is a wifi enable device that also has an IR blaster. When you install the harmony app on your phone or tablet, it talks to the harmony hub over wifi. When you want to send a command to your TV or receiver or otherwise, you use the app which sends a message over the wifi connection to the harmony hub which in turn uses its IR blaster to send the command to your TV / audio system / game console.
The harmony hub has an extensive compatibility list supporting almost every device that can be controlled with a remote. The fact that it works over wifi means that you can use pretty much any phone or tablet at all as a remote.
see: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub
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Thanks. Looks like this is a good alternative.
Only two things left to worry about now. ..
- Lack of removable battery. .. (I am almost always rotating batteries on my Note Edge)
- functionality of the Edge. I like the way the edge works on the note Edge. Ie it's a genuinely independent screen and is one icon thick so doesn't detract from main screen.
What about the DAC?
Is this better than the Note 5?
Is it the same one as they put in the S7 Edge?
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@home said:
What about the DAC?
Is this better than the Note 5?
Is it the same one as they put in the S7 Edge?
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I have this question as well. I've heard the US Snapdragon 820 version has a less than stellar DAC compared to the Exynos version of the S7 Edge. My bet is the Note7 is in the same situation as the s7 edge.
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I have this question as well. I've heard the US Snapdragon 820 version has a less than stellar DAC compared to the Exynos version of the S7 Edge. My bet is the Note7 is in the same situation as the s7 edge.
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At the unveiling event they stated it had a improved DAC, not sure what that ment.
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cbutters said:
I have this question as well. I've heard the US Snapdragon 820 version has a less than stellar DAC compared to the Exynos version of the S7 Edge. My bet is the Note7 is in the same situation as the s7 edge.
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I had the Exynos S7 Edge & the headphone audio was garbage compared to my Note 5. If the Note 7 Had the same audio chip I think I'll pass.
Surely somewhere on the net there is a hardware breakdown of the Note 7?
@home said:
I had the Exynos S7 Edge & the headphone audio was garbage compared to my Note 5. If the Note 7 Had the same audio chip I think I'll pass.
Surely somewhere on the net there is a hardware breakdown of the Note 7?
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Someone posted this on Reddit:
The US version will have the standard integrated Snapdragon DAC, which is okay, quality wise, while the international (incl.Canada) version running Samsung's own Exynos SoC, will have a Lucky CS47L91 Sound DAC, which is speculated to be a Wolfson with a new name since Wolfson got picked up by a company some time ago, and the Lucky chip has the same model ID as the old Wolfson.
Both Support 24 Bit.
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cbutters said:
I have this question as well. I've heard the US Snapdragon 820 version has a less than stellar DAC compared to the Exynos version of the S7 Edge. My bet is the Note7 is in the same situation as the s7 edge.
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mardukeme said:
Someone posted this on Reddit:
The US version will have the standard integrated Snapdragon DAC, which is okay, quality wise, while the international (incl.Canada) version running Samsung's own Exynos SoC, will have a Lucky CS47L91 Sound DAC, which is speculated to be a Wolfson with a new name since Wolfson got picked up by a company some time ago, and the Lucky chip has the same model ID as the old Wolfson.
Both Support 24 Bit.
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Is this the chip that is in the S7 Edge Exynos?
Yeah, the list of improvements is really big! However, there is one downgrade that bothers me a lot: the external speaker audio quality.
It so high pitched and lacks bass. Note 5 sound is waaaay better and louder.
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cbutters said:
I highly suspect you are trolling about this issue, but neither the Note5 or the Note7 have IR blasters,
and guys... for those of you crying about IR blaster... I know it sucks, but do yourself a favor and just get a harmony hub. it gives you an app that talkes to a wifi IR blaster that can control all your tv / receivers / etc.. and it works with ANY phone or tablet you have lying around. I know it sucks that it isn't built in any more, but its not going to change at this point. If you are one of the few percentage that took advantage of the blaster, just get the harmony hub and call it a day.
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I used to park in fast food places parking lots and turn off their menu/TV's from the car. Can't do that with this hub you speak of. I also turned off the TV at a restaurant because the servers decided a game was more important than their customers waiting on food/drinks. I'm a ****, I know but I am a merciful **** at times.
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From the updated Anandtech N4 review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6440/google-nexus-4-review/4
"...at present there really aren’t any Miracast standardized receivers. I tried a Netgear model which was pre-certification but couldn’t get the Nexus 4 to attach, although I’m told Netgear will update the NTV300SL to support Miracast by mid-December. I’d expect that the rest of their lineup will be ready around then.
"Until we have Miracast sinks everywhere there’s really no way for me to test how this works on the Nexus 4. The Nexus 10 doesn’t include Miracast support, I’m guessing because of memory bandwidth reasons possibly involved in scaling and encoding 2560x1600."
As far as I know, only Netgear PTV3000 is pre-certified. Has anyone tried with that?
poisike said:
As far as I know, only Netgear PTV3000 is pre-certified. Has anyone tried with that?
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Correct
No Miracast in N7 3G (or plain N7) either:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/googles-nexus-7-gets-a-fresh-coat-of-paint-for-the-holidays/
"Android 4.2 on the Nexus 7 has no major surprises: all of the features we mentioned in our review are here, with the exception of Miracast (which is only supported on the Nexus 4 for the time being) and the new camera features (which are present if you install a third-party camera launcher for the front-facing camera). Multiuser support and lock screen widgets, two features that weren't ready in time for our main review, are also here, but we'll be examining them more closely in a separate article."
Miracast will be available after the update. Which happen last night. Now all you need is a receiver to do the handshaking. The netgear one would do and after it is on you wireless network you would just stream to it like you would a windows media extender. By 2013, so early next year tvs once they start calling them smart tvs :cyclops: will have this feature built into it. Here we come google tv. wouldnt that be sweet to have a nexus 60 inch tv?? or bigger.
n4, n7, n10, ntv, n60 maybe?? i see it happening.
Just to be clear to any readers out there, whether or not there will be Miracast support for the Nexus 10 is unknown and anyone stating otherwise is speculating. What is known is that there will be Miracast for the Nexus 4, but no official reports from google have come out for the Nexus 10.
The hardware support for wireless display looks to be there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34038283&postcount=19
Copied from Exynos 5250 thread -
"Came across this while researching Exynos 5250. Looks like the hardware is very capable to handle the WQXGA resolution with memory bandwidth and power to spare. This white paper also mentions the support for 1080p 60fps wireless display. So I hope Miracast will be reality as well, just Google needs to step up and utilize the hardware to its full potential. Its an interesting read none the less..
Sorry, can not post links yet.. replace _ with . and then try.
www_samsung_com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/Exynos/data/ Enjoy_the_Ultimate_WQXGA_Solution_with_Exynos_5_Du al_WP.pdf
If the link does not work, google exynos 5 dual white paper."
Here's another piece of evidence to support that it's coming to the Nexus 10 (found this from another forum). On Google's Nexus 10 Support page it mentions Miracast. Scroll down to the Wifi-Direct section:
http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=2780386
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Here's another piece of evidence to support that it's coming to the Nexus 10 (found this from another forum). On Google's Nexus 10 Support page it mentions Miracast. Scroll down to the Wifi-Direct section:
http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=2780386
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Great, but are you sure this is not for Nexus 4?
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Great, but are you sure this is not for Nexus 4?
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Look closely at that page and you'll see it is specific to the Nexus 10
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Look closely at that page and you'll see it is specific to the Nexus 10
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Exactly. It's in the Nexus 10 section. Now, I'm not saying it's definitive proof, but it at least means that their online documentation does imply it'll have it.
gserp4sox said:
Look closely at that page and you'll see it is specific to the Nexus 10
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Great! Let's hope!
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Great! Let's hope!
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I phoned Google Tech Support this morning and asked if the Nexus 10 would have Miracast functionality "out of the box".
Tech guy couldn't answer for sure and promised to respond back to me later via email.
5 hours later, amazingly (to me anyway), I received an email back from him stating that he got clarification on this question and that, yes, Miracast is good to go "out of the box" on the Nexus 10.
I still won't believe it until someone with a unit confirms it.
Miracast is basically just a superset of WiFi Direct, doesn't require any additional hardware on the broadcast device...if it can use WiFi Direct, it can do Miracast with the proper software.
So I'm not worried about it being on the N10, if the software isn't there just yet, it will come.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracast
Yeah, I had called them and asked them too. He had no idea what Miracast was and so I explained it to him. He said he'll have to ask his supervisors and put me on hold. He came back and said "Yeah, you can stream and watch movies on your tv from your tablet and stuff." I said, "Yeah, but specifically Miracast...Does the Nexus 10 support Miracast?" He then said that's more of a hardware question and I'd need to call Asus. Asus huh? Interesting. Are they taking Samsung support calls now. I just ended it there knowing I wasn't going to get anywhere.
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Croak said:
Miracast is basically just a superset of WiFi Direct, doesn't require any additional hardware on the broadcast device...if it can use WiFi Direct, it can do Miracast with the proper software.
So I'm not worried about it being on the N10, if the software isn't there just yet, it will come.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracast
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My understanding is that while the capability might be there if Wifi-Direct is there, it still doesn't mean that it will be Miracast certified and thus might not be supported by Android.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/19/wi...certification-just-dont-expect-apple-to-play/
FWIW, I have a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.1.1, which supports Wi-Fi Direct. I also have a Netgear PTV3000 WiDi/Miracast capable adapter. My phone sees the adapter, but there is no mirroring to a display.
gserp4sox said:
FWIW, I have a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.1.1, which supports Wi-Fi Direct. I also have a Netgear PTV3000 WiDi/Miracast capable adapter. My phone sees the adapter, but there is no mirroring to a display.
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you must have missed the part where Miracast is a 4.2 feature?
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you must have missed the part where Miracast is a 4.2 feature?
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No, just sharing that a WiDi/Miracast capable adapter recognized a Wi-Fi Direct device, a substantiation of Croak's earlier post.
I'm now of the belief that the reason we haven't heard something official from Google is because the Nexus 10 has been submitted for Miracast Certification but is still under review. Makes complete sense. They can't say it supports Miracast until it passes Miracast Certification. They don't want to say it doesn't because they think they'll ultimately get the certification. So for now they just stay silent. Whereas the Nexus 4 has already completed Miracast Certification so that one they could officially announce. Perhaps the same reason they've been silent on the Nexus 7, which being that it has a Tegra 3 in it and Nvidia says Tegra 3's have built in support for Miracast and are working towards certification, should mean that theoretically it is capable.
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I'm now of the belief that the reason we haven't heard something official from Google is because the Nexus 10 has been submitted for Miracast Certification but is still under review. Makes complete sense. They can't say it supports Miracast until it passes Miracast Certification. They don't want to say it doesn't because they think they'll ultimately get the certification. So for now they just stay silent. Whereas the Nexus 4 has already completed Miracast Certification so that one they could officially announce. Perhaps the same reason they've been silent on the Nexus 7, which being that it has a Tegra 3 in it and Nvidia says Tegra 3's have built in support for Miracast and are working towards certification, should mean that theoretically it is capable.
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That actually makes a ton of sense. I also read somewhere that Netgear is working on updating the software on its PushTV3000 to support the Nexus devices that have Wifi Direct/Miracast. They hope to have that done by next week, apparently.
So I've been playing with the IR blaster on my new S4... and I have to say it is priceless to see the expressions on peoples faces when I use my phone to control almost every TV in range. LG TV's seem to be the most responsive FYI.
Plus it is a nice little tool to troll people with
Anybody else found any other uses for it yet? I'm waiting for some custom IR apps to start popping up here and having some real fun.
Omega360 said:
So I've been playing with the IR blaster on my new S4... and I have to say it is priceless to see the expressions on peoples faces when I use my phone to control almost every TV in range. LG TV's seem to be the most responsive FYI.
Plus it is a nice little tool to troll people with
Anybody else found any other uses for it yet? I'm waiting for some custom IR apps to start popping up here and having some real fun.
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Lol, I plan on messing with some co-workers during production meetings next week with TV in our conference room.
Love being able to use the S4 for channel surfing too as it is much faster than my slow direct tv box.
I caved and bought the "Smart remote for Galaxy S4" but haven't played with it too much yet. Seems to have alot of function available. Gonna mess with it more this weekend.
Maybe it's my tv, but do you have to point the blaster directly at the TV in order to get it to work?
I love the IR feature. But I found the range and angle to be very lacking. The IR beam seems like its only like 25° degrees... So you have to be right on with your aim. It's a little annoying I wish they would have used a better lens for the IR emitter.
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Maybe it's my tv, but do you have to point the blaster directly at the TV in order to get it to work?
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Mine picked up my Sony Bravia and Samsung TVs very easily. But I had to try a few times and aim very directly for my Direct TV boxes. After paired though they seemed very responsive.
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Mine picked up my Sony Bravia and Samsung TVs very easily. But I had to try a few times and aim very directly for my Direct TV boxes. After paired though they seemed very responsive.
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It's seems to work fairly better after some use, but I usually have to point it directly at my TV in order for it to work. Wonder if it's just my specific model TV.
What app do yall use for this? The paid IR blaster app?
I just use the watchon app, works fairly well for my needs. Haven't explored other apps yet though
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What app do yall use for this? The paid IR blaster app?
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The one that ships with the phone.
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More importantly, why doesn't the cable box have a freaking guide button and arrows...
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WatchON? I think I figured it out.
Love the watchon app. So easy to setup and use.
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[/COLOR]More importantly, why doesn't the cable box have a freaking guide button and arrows...
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It does, at least my uverse does. Just scroll down.
I tried the watchon app and it seems to work well with my Samsung tv and Directv. I have an audio receiver that I use for sound. Has anyone figured out how to use the volume for one device while the channel operates another? My Directv remote does it. Any of the pay apps do this?
I got all my TVs working decent enough, though ones that have HD converter boxes don't get a guide button. There's a menu button but that only brings up useless options, not the guide itself. If it's a TV with just the digital converter box there's a guide button that works fine, haven't quite figured out how to fix that yet.
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Lol, I plan on messing with some co-workers during production meetings next week with TV in our conference room.
Love being able to use the S4 for channel surfing too as it is much faster than my slow direct tv box.
I caved and bought the "Smart remote for Galaxy S4" but haven't played with it too much yet. Seems to have alot of function available. Gonna mess with it more this weekend.
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That smart remote in the play store looks a lot better than the remote in watch on. I need to decide if it's worth $10 or not.
skiddingus said:
I tried the watchon app and it seems to work well with my Samsung tv and Directv. I have an audio receiver that I use for sound. Has anyone figured out how to use the volume for one device while the channel operates another? My Directv remote does it. Any of the pay apps do this?
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Hold down the Volume rocker (on the screen, not on the phone) and a separate pop up will come up. I have an audio unit also that separately controls my sound. It'll bring up a thing to insert it. Strange that they would put it there, and not in the settings but...whatever it works... ya know?
Downloaded smart remote and 100 times better than watchon range seems better as well
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Hold down the Volume rocker (on the screen, not on the phone) and a separate pop up will come up. I have an audio unit also that separately controls my sound. It'll bring up a thing to insert it. Strange that they would put it there, and not in the settings but...whatever it works... ya know?
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Awesome but I just tried it and don't get the pop-up. I added my tv, added the directtv, then added my av system. I went to the remote where everything works but the volume. It tried to work the tv volume that is not used. Long pressing it does nothing. Did I miss something?
iTechWNC said:
Downloaded smart remote and 100 times better than watchon range seems better as well
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LaTropa64 said:
That smart remote in the play store looks a lot better than the remote in watch on. I need to decide if it's worth $10 or not.
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link?
Looking forward to getting the phone and using this! Has anyone found a way to use it with the xbox 360 or is it impossible?
Hi,
Just a quick question, has anyone tested USB OTG on the V10 yet? It is about the only feature I've not read about, I know the G4 supported it so just wanted to make sure this is the same for V10 before ordering. Also can anyone confirm the IR blaster is available?
Thanks in advance!
USB OTG working, and IR working too . i haved test on my F600L.
midouban87 said:
USB OTG working, and IR working too . i haved test on my F600L.
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Another question since I have you if you don't mind, does the Hi-fi DAC work in all apps or this limited to the built in music player? No one seems to be able to answer this online.
How well does the ir blaster work compared to the g4? On g4, I have to aim it right at the source.
DJ_Evil said:
Another question since I have you if you don't mind, does the Hi-fi DAC work in all apps or this limited to the built in music player? No one seems to be able to answer this online.
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Great question
I did not have enough equipment to try this ! sr
DJ_Evil said:
Another question since I have you if you don't mind, does the Hi-fi DAC work in all apps or this limited to the built in music player? No one seems to be able to answer this online.
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Great question
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I have already replied at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63512060&postcount=14 , but that is completely untrue.
The Hi-Fi works at least with Google Play Music. I have tested it on a F600S.
The DAC, at first, only works with the stock music app, and as reported, Google Play (downloaded content only!). However, there is an app on the play store that enables it for pretty much anything. The app does work, thankfully, at least well enough to get the DAC active with Poweramp. Look for "DAC Fix".
DJ_Evil said:
Hi,
Just a quick question, has anyone tested USB OTG on the V10 yet? It is about the only feature I've not read about, I know the G4 supported it so just wanted to make sure this is the same for V10 before ordering. Also can anyone confirm the IR blaster is available?
Thanks in advance!
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I've used the Sandisk 32G (available here on amazon) with no problems. I've been able to transfer files both directions and watch video directly from the inserted drive.
IR blaster is very small and located on the top where you'd probably expect. I tested it successfully with my television.
20degrees said:
How well does the ir blaster work compared to the g4? On g4, I have to aim it right at the source.
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Not very good compared to my old Note 3, Note 4, Note 4 Edge nor my Gear 2 Neo smartwatch. I think the IR blaster range is the only disappointment that I have on this device. I have to be within a few (4 maybe) feet for it to work with my TV. With my previously mentioned Samsung devices, even the watch, I could use the IR blaster from across the room (15 feet or more).
I guess I must not be that far away from my devices, I've not noticed a difference between my old note 3 and the V10 for the IR
My IR works 20 plus feet. I can control living room tv from the bedroom.
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IR blaster works for me for about 4-5 meter
I am wondering if mine is defective. I have to get so close... But, I'm not sure I want to swap out my phone although it is pretty convenient to use it though.
20degrees said:
How well does the ir blaster work compared to the g4? On g4, I have to aim it right at the source.
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My V10's IR blaster controls my tv and dish receiver from over 20 feet away. I do have to aim right at what I'm trying to control, as well as enter the first command after opening app more than once before dish responds. I'm very pleased with it. Awesome for lost broken and no battery remotes controls. Setup was fast and easy. :good:
USB OTG
So back to the USB OTG, I can't get mine too work at all on my v10. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or if I just possibly got a bad cable.
I'm really pissed of with Google, it seems that their ways to stop us from using what they doesn't want is by killing what we use...
My Nexus 5X already died into the bootloop issue, and today I've just seen that the Nexus 6P is having the exact same issue, which they say as a faulty hardware (Really? 2 completely different brands, with the EXACT SAME ISSUE? You must to be kidding me..).
This is not the first time that Google is killing what we use.
I'm a user of Miracast technology, since marshmallow it wasn't present, but you could activate via a build.prop tweak if you are rooted, in nougat they introduced a bug (yes, intentionally), that the phone will crash If you this tweak and connect to the tv, forcing me to buy their Chromecast 2.
This is not the only thing, have you ever wondered why the hell it doesn't has QI charging? To make us to use their "Fast charging USB C solution..
The Nexus 6 has also had something similar with it's notification LED, which can be activated only If rooted..
Now I really don't know what to do, I'm thinking of downgrading to Marshmallow before my phone got into bootloop, and not having another paper weight on my desk.
The only thing i can assure is that my next phone will be an Galaxy S8, and not another Google Crap phone.
rcoliveirajr said:
I'm really pissed of with Google, it seems that their ways to stop us from using what they doesn't want is by killing what we use...
My Nexus 5X already died into the bootloop issue, and today I've just seen that the Nexus 6P is having the exact same issue, which they say as a faulty hardware (Really? 2 completely different brands, with the EXACT SAME ISSUE? You must to be kidding me..).
This is not the first time that Google is killing what we use.
I'm a user of Miracast technology, since marshmallow it wasn't present, but you could activate via a build.prop tweak if you are rooted, in nougat they introduced a bug (yes, intentionally), that the phone will crash If you this tweak and connect to the tv, forcing me to buy their Chromecast 2.
This is not the only thing, have you ever wondered why the hell it doesn't has QI charging? To make us to use their "Fast charging USB C solution..
The Nexus 6 has also had something similar with it's notification LED, which can be activated only If rooted..
Now I really don't know what to do, I'm thinking of downgrading to Marshmallow before my phone got into bootloop, and not having another paper weight on my desk.
The only thing i can assure is that my next phone will be an Galaxy S8, and not another Google Crap phone.
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So that's why Miracast no longer works. ?
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I agree. It is getting ridiculous. All of the reasons we love the Nexus line are becoming blurry. Miracast is a huge one. Smart tv, Xbox One, and now I have to have a damn Chromecast as well. I'm starting to feel like Apple users must feel. Poor souls.
I don't understand. My Miracast works perfectly fine with Panasonic TVs and LG.
mihovil13 said:
I don't understand. My Miracast works perfectly fine with Panasonic TVs and LG.
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Are you on stock 7.1? Also did you enabled in build.prop and it worked?
My device won't work with my Samsung TV JS7200 or Windows 10 Miracast receiver.
rcoliveirajr said:
Are you on stock 7.1? Also did you enabled in build.prop and it worked?
My device won't work with my Samsung TV JS7200 or Windows 10 Miracast receiver.
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I am on stock 7.0.1 (latest). I didn't change anything in build.prop. I just go to Settings -> Display -> Cast
I've read online that it works with older Miracast (first, second gen) TVs. For e.g. it works with Roku 3 but not 4.
rcoliveirajr said:
This is not the only thing, have you ever wondered why the hell it doesn't has QI charging? To make us to use their "Fast charging USB C solution..
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Given that the 6P has a metal build and that no other metal phones(from the top of my head) have Qi charging, I would assume it was due to the the metal build. And in regards to saying that they are just trying to sell "Fast Charging USB C solution", wouldn't you think that they would generate more revenue from implementing a convenient way to charge a phone?
Based on your opinion and what you had said, it sounds like the S8 is the perfect device for you. It's so great to have a plethora of device choices!
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richii0207 said:
Given that the 6P has a metal build and that no other metal phones(from the top of my head) have Qi charging, I would assume it was due to the the metal build. And in regards to saying that they are just trying to sell "Fast Charging USB C solution", wouldn't you think that they would generate more revenue from implementing a convenient way to charge a phone?
Based on your opinion and what you had said, it sounds like the S8 is the perfect device for you. It's so great to have a plethora of device choices!
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Well, my dead Nexus 5X has a plastic body and Google removed QI Charger from it too, something I found really useful, which I was using since Nexus 4 and had to stop on the new ones..
mihovil13 said:
I am on stock 7.0.1 (latest). I didn't change anything in build.prop. I just go to Settings -> Display -> Cast
I've read online that it works with older Miracast (first, second gen) TVs. For e.g. it works with Roku 3 but not 4.
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Oh, didn't know that.
But I totally understand you.
Google played a "good guy" comparing to Apple for a few years now, and I really saw this coming. Basically they're just the same. Profit, profit, profit.
You want to cast? Buy a Chromecast.
I really wouldn't be surprised if their Project Fi gains success, and they decide to lock their future devices to their own network.
Nokia years ago was really something else, but it was in the way of the American capitalism so they had to remove it from their perfect market picture.
mihovil13 said:
I am on stock 7.0.1 (latest). I didn't change anything in build.prop. I just go to Settings -> Display -> Cast
I've read online that it works with older Miracast (first, second gen) TVs. For e.g. it works with Roku 3 but not 4.
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I can confirm that miracast works on my Roku 3. I am stock 7.1.1. not rooted.
i need a replacement for my jaybird x2 but dont want to get the X3 now that bluetooth 5.0 is available. Or does anyone know of a good headset that will be release soon with bluetooth 5.0?
is it because your x2 doesn't work with the S8 ? because it doesn't work with mine either .
Favorito said:
is it because your x2 doesn't work with the S8 ? because it doesn't work with mine either .
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it works fine just the battery is getting old. and itll be nice to have more range with 5.0
I am also wondering if there are any Bluetooth 5.0 headphones anywhere yet. I can't find anything.
Also looking for BT 5.0. Still using the original Bluebuds x ! Battery only lasts me about 4 hours.
This is driving me nuts--there are some pretty legit reasons for wanting BT 5.0 headphones, and I don't really want to buy a replacement pair that DOESN'T have BT 5.0 because that'd be silly now that my phone supports it . . . blech. There has to be someone out there making them, right?
I searched pretty hard online this weekend and found NOTHING, not even articles/teasers of soon to be released 5.0 headsets.
I'm turning up similar amounts of nothing at all. One wonders why Samsung wouldn't be more interested in playing this up as a feature and thus driving stories about it. Maybe they're too focused on the AKG earbuds they're bundling with the phone, and the fact that the s8 has a headphone jack and the iPhone doesn't? That's my best guess . . .
BT 5.0 is pretty new. The S8 is pretty much the first phone to have it, and I believe it will take a few months until we see some better quality BT5.0 headphones on the market.
But no one's announced plans at all??? Finding the same nothing others are finding - and the silence is deafening.
FYI, X2 and X3 work just fine with the S8 and S8+.
I guess I will continue to wait. I actually really like my BT headphones, sound/battery wise, but they tend to cut out when my phone is in my pocket and I turn my head, which is just annoying.
The biggest issue with making devices that are BT 5.0 is that there is no backwards compatibility. So a set of headphones with 5.0 would not work on a device(Phone, tablet, computer,etc) that didn't come Bluetooth 5.0 capable. Sure they could add BT 4.2 to it, but that would require an additional bt radio. Increasing price and size
My Plantronics edge batteries are about shot. I'd love to buy another Plantronics edge like headset but I'll try to wait BT 5.0. Even if I weren't waiting for BT 5.0 I wouldn't buy another on the chance I'd buy a new headset that has been sitting around for 3 years.
Acoustichayes said:
The biggest issue with making devices that are BT 5.0 is that there is no backwards compatibility. So a set of headphones with 5.0 would not work on a device(Phone, tablet, computer,etc) that didn't come Bluetooth 5.0 capable. Sure they could add BT 4.2 to it, but that would require an additional bt radio. Increasing price and size
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Do you have source on this? I havent seen any articles that says it's not backward compatible. If this is true then it could be a while until any manufactures will release new headsets with 5.0 if the only device currently that can use it is the S8.
I'm not sure why you'd think they weren't backwards compatible. I've gone through every previous generation of BT and to the best of my recollection if you use a newer gen with older gen the only issue is you don't get all the benefits of the new gen but they certainly communicated with each other.
neotekz said:
Do you have source on this? I havent seen any articles that says it's not backward compatible. If this is true then it could be a while until any manufactures will release new headsets with 5.0 if the only device currently that can use it is the S8.
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Look at the Bluetooth website. Or any other website talking about the technical specs. After I did research I tried looking up any devices that are 5.0, besides just headphones and sadly couldn't find any. 5.0 will be phenomenal, just gonna be a bit before it's implemented widespread sadly
Acoustichayes said:
Look at the Bluetooth website. Or any other website talking about the technical specs. After I did research I tried looking up any devices that are 5.0, besides just headphones and sadly couldn't find any. 5.0 will be phenomenal, just gonna be a bit before it's implemented widespread sadly
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Will Bluetooth 5.0 devices be
backward compatible with
current Bluetooth devices in
the marketplace?
Devices implementing only the
low energy feature of Bluetooth
5 will be backward compatible
with Bluetooth 4.2, 4.1 and 4.0
devices that also implement the
low energy feature.
Devices implementing the Basic
Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/
EDR) Core Configuration will
be backward compatible with
all adopted Bluetooth Core
Specification versions beginning
with 1.1 that also implement
Bluetooth BR/EDR.
From the Bluetooth FAQ.
I can connect three S5 to my Bluetooth speaker that isn't 5 just fine. As well as transfer files fine.
russ18uk said:
Will Bluetooth 5.0 devices be
backward compatible with
current Bluetooth devices in
the marketplace?
Devices implementing only the
low energy feature of Bluetooth
5 will be backward compatible
with Bluetooth 4.2, 4.1 and 4.0
devices that also implement the
low energy feature.
Devices implementing the Basic
Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/
EDR) Core Configuration will
be backward compatible with
all adopted Bluetooth Core
Specification versions beginning
with 1.1 that also implement
Bluetooth BR/EDR.
From the Bluetooth FAQ.
I can connect three S5 to my Bluetooth speaker that isn't 5 just fine. As well as transfer files fine.
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I think you're mixing up what I'm saying. The s5 doesn't have bt5. But receiving devices that have bt5 are not backwards compatible with transmitting devices that aren't bt5. Majority of devices that transmit (phones, tablets, etc) will have bt5 and down installed in them, such as the S8, because doing that is simple. As a receiver has to implement all the things that come with higher BT qualifications and standards. Broadcasting BT is much more simple and convenient than having to receive everything connected to that signal.
I'm just relaying information from the bt5 specs though. I have not tested any of this in real world applications
That was a typo, I meant S8. Swype keeps using my old dictionary.
Here is the link I'm referring to as the FAQ:
https://www.bluetooth.com/~/media/files/specification/bluetooth-5-faq.ashx?la=en