Android thread

[splerdu]

wish someone would sell this in the retail market.  it's cheaper than the nord and i'm ok with the specs.

^ + killer feature of the Pixel phones is unlimited storage on Google Photos. A friend uses it to store all his stuff including videos and has terabytes of data in there. As might be expected search is big brother Google's best feature. You can search for a name, date, or place and it'll find all your pictures/videos relevant to the search.

[Mr. Bungle]

Snapdragon chip flaws put >1 billion Android phones at risk of data theft

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/snapdragon-chip-flaws-put-1-billion-android-phones-at-risk-of-data-theft/

[barurutor]

LG Wing Teardown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxGI8r8vAFk

i just upgraded from a 4 year old LG V20 (which will live out the rest of its days as a remote control + video caster) but I want this phone so bad now. Surprisingly repairable with only minimal glue for the rear cover.

[dean]

this might (finally) be my next phone:

Motorola Moto G 5G Plus specs:
6.7-inch FHD+ (2520 x 1080) CinemaVision display, HDR10, 90Hz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 5G octa-core CPU
Adreno 650 GPU
8GB RAM
128GB storage
Expandable up to 1TB via microSD slot
Quad-rear cameras:
• 48MP F1.7 Quad-Pixel (main)
• 5MP F2.2 (macro)
• 8MP F2.2 (ultra-wide)
• 2MP F2.2 (depth)
Dual front cameras:
• 16MP F2.0 (ultra-wide)
• 8 MP F2.2
Dual-SIM (nano)
5G, 4G
Bluetooth 5.1
NFC
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPS (L1+L5), A-GPS, LTEEP, SUPL, GLONASS, Galileo
Fingerprint scanner (side-mounted)
USB 3.1 Type-C
3.5mm audio jack
Dual stereo speakers
water repellent
Android 10
5,000mAh battery w/ 20W TurboPower charging
168 x 74 x 9 mm
207g
Surfing Blue

launcing locally in Dec, priced at 16990

[Mr. Bungle]

^ Has Motorola improved  software update support for their phones? I used to own the original Moto G and it had like, two updates and that was it.

I'm fine not having feature updates but security fixes are a must since I do online purchases and banking on my phone now.

[dean]

^they're still not up there with the best, but they've been doing OK I guess. 

even their G series is able to get at least an OS update

Moto G4 Plus ships with Android 6.0.1 and gets Android 8.0 (doesn't get 8.1 though)
Moto G5 Plus ships with Android 7.0 and gets Android 8.1
Moto G5S Plus ships with Android 7.1 and gets Android 8.1
Moto G6 Plus ships with Android 8.0 and gets Android 9.0
Moto G7 Plus ships with Android 9.0 and gets Android 10