Join redditCreate an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in an accountPosted byLG Pop5 days ago level 1Huh. Turns out you actually can have both a removable battery and water 1  5 days ago  edited 4 days agoHTC G1 F>G2 G>SM S3R K>S5 R>LG v20 Ri've been checking regularly for info on north america release still nothing official and actual reviews not just press reposts of the Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro and so glad i found that review earlier today, but...Telephony & Voice Quality - Not very pleasantWe don't like the call quality via the earpiece that much the other party sounds a little muffled, but is still intelligible for the most part. Our voice usually comes through well enough, even when we speak a bit softer, but the other party describes it as very maximum volume, the loudspeaker produces a few frequencies that sound unpleasant. The intelligibility of the conversation partner is sufficient, but listening to him/her would prove uncomfortable over longer periods of time. The problem is less pronounced when we reduce the volume. If we speak too softly via the hands-free microphone, the called party can no longer hear bad they say phone call audio is not good which is primary purpose and also complaint parents have about their moto x4 they want to replace. i wonder how much is hardware vs software issue, but the fact a company that has been producing devices this long still put out a device with that sort of issue... Ÿ¤¯level 2  4 days agoGalaxy S21+ 256GB Phantom Black SnapdragonYea this is the part that ruined it for me as well alongside mediocre screen brightness.We really need the S Active phones back, but with the hardware features of the 2Hey hey hey this is a smartphone and not a smartphone; you actually wanna phone someone in this day-and-age? You barbarian, obviously no-one does that anymore, voice-calls died last decade. /slevel 2That's disappointing. I would imagine that many people that use these phones older people, outdoor workers, etc would very much want to use the 'phone' part of the 2In the same review they also say that the GPS accuracy is not that great. Don't know how much clouds and satellite positions make this comparable - but that's another bumper for me beside voice waiting for more reviews...level 1  4 days agoNokia 9 Pureview, Nokia Nokia X20, Nokia XR20 As a Nokia XR20 owner great for hiking, it's interesting to see the different philosophy and trade-offs of the XCover 6 Pro Compared on Notebookcheck not sure having the more performant but more power intensive 778G processor vs the 480 is necessarily the best decision for a rugged device and its use cases, especially coupled with a smaller removable battery is sure to interest a sub-set of users, but I think Nokia Mobile actually played it smart by adding wireless charging so the device can be charged while the USB port is in use for data transfer rugged devices are good for consumers, at least when they have software support which Samsung has become a market leader 2  3 days agoS22 Ultra Pixel 6 Pro iPhone 13 Pro MaxI'm not sure having the more performant but more power intensive 778G processor vs the 480 is necessarily the best decision for a rugged device and its use cases, especially coupled with a smaller less about performance and more about longevity. The XCover 6 Pro has a longer update window which is also more likely to be 2  3 days ago  edited 3 days agoHTC G1 F>G2 G>SM S3R K>S5 R>LG v20 Rnewer chipset makes it easier to keep up software support USB can charge and transfer data at the same time, so... Ÿ˜• confused because wireless charging wouldn't these do have some sort of special proprietary means more profits "pogo" contacts to drop in charging stations for a backup space efficient charging 1  3 days ago  edited 3 days agoSamsung Galaxy Note 9ITT We get a phone with a removable battery and a headphone jack...and find endless reasons to not buy 2  3 days agoHTC G1 F>G2 G>SM S3R K>S5 R>LG v20 R"not a good phone" is a good reason to not buy a phone Ÿ¤Ÿ½â€â™‚️ especially from a company that isn't putting out their very first phone design ever as if they got funding through crowdsource pre order platformother than that, screen blueish tint is software correctable and i'm already doing screen correction through software as required for LG v20 to avoid instant burn inif that wasn't a defective test unit, or something correctable by software update, i'm going to be very annoyed that i have to find something else for my parents on short notice because they're literally complaining about bad phone call quality on current Moto x4 phone, and don't want to have to always use headsets instead of the regular or speaker mode.level 2We get a phone with a removable battery and a headphone jackthe bar is below the floor at this pointlevel 1  4 days agoSamsung M52 778G + 6GB RAM + Android 12Lightweight? It's 235 grams 2  4 days agoHTC G1 F>G2 G>SM S3R K>S5 R>LG v20 Rmaybe compare it to a fold Ÿ“±Ÿ¦‹Ÿ“±Ÿ˜…srsly though i miss comfortable 1-handed phones under shouldn't require 2 hands unless it has a landscape slider keyboardlevel 2It's competing against the Nokia XR20 which has worse specs and is $500level 2This will be kinda pathetic in a store next to Flagship Google phones for $500 or CommunityAndroid news, reviews, tips, and discussions about rooting, tutorials, and apps. Generic discussion about phones/tablets is allowed, but technical-support, upgrade related questions or buy/sell posts, app recommendations and carrier-related issues should be asked in their respective subreddits!