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xpPhone 2

Not Android related by any means, but just perusing the net I stumbled upon an article about a phone called the xpPhone 2 running Win 7 & 8.
The thing that caught my eye though was its combined storage capacity of 112gb. & 18.5 hours of talk time and the ability to upgrade the ram, all within a 4.3" screen.
Currently it's only available in China.
http://en.xpphone.com/news/kuaibao/114.html

I spoke to them
I already spoke to them and it seems like a very interesting toy/weapon. Being a road warrior this would really lighten the load. Will follow how it develops closely!

1 inch thick Phone with extra battery and packing a Netbook processor.
Sounds severely underpowered for Windows but an Intel Atom would smoke any mobile processor lol.

I doubt it. At 1.6 single core. Thing blows. My phone is faster than my netbook.

CBowley said:
I doubt it. At 1.6 single core. Thing blows. My phone is faster than my netbook.
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Cores & GHz don't mean anything. x86 is a very fast, and faster than ARM. Arm just is better performance for power use. Plus you could install Androidx86.

Intel displayed something at ces that had a atom proc. If you watch mwc I bet they will have something about it too ...supposed to be bad ass
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Please dont believe that you will get a smartphone with this device.
Using xpphone1 showed me that it is a UMPC with a small phone-function. There is no automatic sync with outlook and no calendar with a reminder-function. The phone-software is very unstable and so you are not always reachable like using a "normal" handy. The camera for skype and photos is not in place, under the lens there is simply nothing. These are only examples out of the long list of problems. Questions to ITG (even if these problems are solved with xpphone2) are not answered. So if you need more than a technical gimmick any other smartphone will do a better job.

PC specs help.

Hey guys,
I didn't really know where else to turn apart from the XDA forums so I'm hoping you guys can help me out.
Basically, I currently own a Acer Aspire 5734z laptop, but it's no good for gaming so I'm looking to upgrade but I'm completely oblivious to the terminology of PC specifications so I'm lost. Here are my current specs;
OS- Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
Processor- Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4500 @ 2.30GHz
RAM- 3gb
Video card- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Pixel Shader version- 4.0, Vertex Shader version- 4.0, Dedicated Video RAM- 64 MB)
320gb hard-drive.
My current options are to upgrade my laptops video card (if possible) and upgrade my RAM to 4gb (My laptop will only support up to 4gb) or to buy a PC and use my 32" TV as a monitor. I'd rather buy a new PC if I can get a cheap enough deal (Under £300 would be perfect, the cheaper the better). I'd want to run a few higher-end games, even if its just on low quality, as long as it's playable I'll be happy. It'll probably be used to play games like Guild Wars 1+2, Diablo 3 (If possible), Starcraft II, Battlefield 3 etc.
Any ideas? What kind of specs on a PC should I look for? What graphic cards are useful for me and what ones aren't?
I'm also from the UK, and I'd prefer to buy in-store than to buy online as shipping is normally an expensive nightmare.
Thanks, I appreciate any help.

Your laptop video isn't upgradeable, your cpu and ram are way too weak to play the mentioned games as well. $300 PC no matter 300 pounds wouldn't likely ether. Your best bet is to build in stages if you need more help picking parts I can help.
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$300 isn't enough to buy a pc for playing those games and in the laptop it would be difficult so you better be step by step and saving more money
Check this video is a $900 pc for playing Diablo 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYZ4qrehCk0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Building a custom would be a lot cheaper by the sounds of it then.
Thanks for the replies, I appreciate it, any recommendations on budget hardware?
Edit-
I'm sure I have an old tower + monitor in the attic, I might dig that out and see what parts it has then use that a base for upgrading. But I remember it constantly crashing so there must of been something wrong with it (It would crash every 15 minutes which made it useless)

try re installing a os on it, maybe ubuntu?

ross231 said:
try re installing a os on it, maybe ubuntu?
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I'd want to use it for gaming so Ubuntu wouldn't be much use (As far as I'm aware most games aren't compatible with Ubuntu, or is that my stupidity shining?), I could reinstall XP on it.

Nokia Lumia 800

Is it possible to install Windows 8 on Nokia Lumia 800?
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silentarts said:
Is it possible to install Windows 8 on Nokia Lumia 800?
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simply: NO
you cant install WP8 to WP7 devices....

silentarts said:
Is it possible to install Windows 8 on Nokia Lumia 800?
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No it is not possible.
Windows Phone 7 uses the Windows CE kernel, the same kernel of Windows Mobile, which is why the OS would still run ultra-smooth on very low spec devices.
Windows Phone 8 however, uses the Windows NT kernel, replacing the aging CE kernel. Personally, I think MS could've prevented abandoning WP7 devices if they had used the NT kernel for WP7.
NT kernel AFAIK requires a dual-core processor which WP7 does not use. It also uses Secure Boot UEFI, which the firmware needs to be UEFI-based. Put simply, if you even manage to get WP8 on your device, its not going to run smoothly. Microsoft tested this and decided not to releae WP8 for WP7 devices as WP7 devices were simply using outdated SoCs

Are you thinking about changing from Note phablet to a Windows 10 phablet?

After the release of the microsoft lumia 950 it got me wondering. Wouldn't windows have even more features and customization possiblities compared to android? And maybe even better pen compatibility expierence?
Or is that bs because it is not open-source or something?

I like W10 but the store has much less apps than Android, like Snapchat which is not supported yet.

The 950xl intrigues me.
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Both Lumias 950 are intriguing to me and I must say I am seriously considering them but in the same time I am sceptical about apps and also that search button is rly annoying.
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Am way to stuck up now with android, I could never see myself move. Windows was my first smart phone, but android has advanced and developed so much since then. For instance for me, apps like titanium backup, gaming on Android, chrome integration and SwiftKey. Those apps make life so much easier for me. I suppose if windows came with complete xbox gaming like for instance nvidia grid. Then it would have expected attracted me, but listen nah am sticking with android.

Noooo way... the apps are almost non-existent on W10

Daily I don't use so many apps, so I wouldn't have any problem switching to a lumia. But the quality of apps is not comparable to android ones. Another feature I would really miss on a wp is all google services (yes, they suck a lot of battery but whatever).
So, no. Even if 950xl really is something.
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changing from Android to Windows (phone/mobile/whatever?)
this must be a joke!
Of course no. No way! Especially after all false promises and failures of Microsoft with Windows Mobile 6.5, Windows Phone 7, 8 etc.
the interface is ugly and has low usability. Apps quality and quantity - non-existent (in comparison with Android).
I do not need a windows mobile device even for free.

Certainly not. Only way to go from android is to iOS. Windows phone in real life, is as usable as a brick.
Sorry if i shift platforms, i want usable apps. Nothing that i use is present on windows, specially google services.

Well i sorta did this allready, i'm using a Lumia 930 as my "phone" and my Note 4 as my "play" device for games and the GearVR (big cinema screen for watching movies and series).
For work i use a Surface Pro 3 and offcourse at home a Windows 10 desktop for gaming.
So even if microsoft has the app gap they still rule PC land and with universal apps in Windows 10 they are getting the biggest userbase for their apps. The ball lies now with the developers of apps.

(opinion) Pop Os va Ubuntu on a Laptop

Hello, the opinion should be made on these points:-
1) performance ( relative both are same but according to you which feel fast on laptop)
2) battery life (optimization)
3) experience (look and feel)
4) satisfaction (do you enjoy using it on your laptop) (tell why?)
5) is it good for android development.
this tread will help all those who want to use either one and are confused, which to try,
give opinion from your heart.

1) Almost same performance on both OS
2) Pop os In my testing had better battery life
3) Pop os has a slightly refined UI
4) I don't know what you meant by this, but you will be satisfied by either of them
5) ANY linux based OS is great for android development.

Pop!_OS because of Flatpak.
Ubuntu uses snap and snap a proprietary development of Ubuntu. That's why it is better to use Pop!_OS.
- Performance almost same.
- Battery almost same? idk...
- Experience Pop!_OS over Ubuntu because of the new COSMIC desktop environment.
- Satisfaction??? What you mean?
- yes? xD

chratoc said:
1) Almost same performance on both OS
2) Pop os In my testing had better battery life
3) Pop os has a slightly refined UI
4) I don't know what you meant by this, but you will be satisfied by either of them
5) ANY linux based OS is great for android development.
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satisfaction means are you happy with that os. thanks for valuable opinion. what are your laptop specs ?

1. PopOS 10-20% faster than Ubuntu.
2. PopOS saves atleast 15% more battery than Ubuntu
3. PopOS feels stock. Less bloat, more work.
4. Yes I am satisfied with both of them.
5. TBH, Arch & NixOS is way faster than Ubuntu/Debian/APT based distros. PopOS has an advantage over memory usage here.
My laptop is an Asus X555LF with 8GB RAM, i3 5010U and an NVIDIA GeForce 930M.

Pop OS *is* Ubuntu, under the hood. It has a different desktop UI as the main difference. Extra software, development tools, drivers, etc will be identical, and come from the same sources (Ubuntu's repositories)

claydoh said:
Pop OS *is* Ubuntu, under the hood. It has a different desktop UI as the main difference. Extra software, development tools, drivers, etc will be identical, and come from the same sources (Ubuntu's repositories)
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But the bloat is a lot less. Also telemetry is removed.

Otus9051 said:
1. PopOS 10-20% faster than Ubuntu.
2. PopOS saves atleast 15% more battery than Ubuntu
3. PopOS feels stock. Less bloat, more work.
4. Yes I am satisfied with both of them.
5. TBH, Arch & NixOS is way faster than Ubuntu/Debian/APT based distros. PopOS has an advantage over memory usage here.
My laptop is an Asus X555LF with 8GB RAM, i3 5010U and an NVIDIA GeForce 930M.
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wow great, thanks for the info. i am sure it will help. thanks again.

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satisfaction means are you happy with that os. thanks for valuable opinion. what are your laptop specs ?
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I was pretty satisfied with pop os. So it's great!
The one I am using right now is a really old laptop.
Intel B815 2 core 1.6GHz with integrated graphics
4GB RAM.
I use manjaro-Gnome, although it's a bit heavier compared to other desktop environments, I love the customization on gnome. I don't use much apps other than telegram, spotify, media players and a web browser. It's smooth and stutter-free most time and the fans stay low pretty much all time. 1080p60 videos play like a charm without frame drops on twitch and youtube, so I am pretty satisfied with it given it's age.
Although I do have another laptop running Windows 11
i3 dual core (Not sure about the generation but it's pretty old too)
8GB Ram

chratoc said:
I was pretty satisfied with pop os. So it's great!
The one I am using right now is a really old laptop.
Intel B815 2 core 1.6GHz with integrated graphics
4GB RAM.
I use manjaro-Gnome, although it's a bit heavier compared to other desktop environments, I love the customization on gnome. I don't use much apps other than telegram, spotify, media players and a web browser. It's smooth and stutter-free most time and the fans stay low pretty much all time. 1080p60 videos play like a charm without frame drops on twitch and youtube, so I am pretty satisfied with it given it's age.
Although I do have another laptop running Windows 11
i3 dual core (Not sure about the generation but it's pretty old too)
8GB Ram
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great. i also love manjaro.(KDE)

[email protected] said:
Hello, the opinion should be made on these points:-
1) performance ( relative both are same but according to you which feel fast on laptop)
2) battery life (optimization)
3) experience (look and feel)
4) satisfaction (do you enjoy using it on your laptop) (tell why?)
5) is it good for android development.
this tread will help all those who want to use either one and are confused, which to try,
give opinion from your heart.
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1) Hard to tell but I feel like Ubuntu is very slightly heavier and hence Pop OS wins in this
2) I found battery life to be awesome on Pop OS though I didn't test very thoroughly
3) That is something I changed on POP OS right away with a WhiteSur theme and Big Sur icons. Ubuntu Icons are anyday better than POP OS icons though i like the pop shell more and the dock makes sense on pop os 21.04 though ubuntu is getting that on 21.10 afaik
4) Yep, i am satisfied coming from Windows which was, ahem, a resource hogger, slow, battery hogger and was bad in general. I still need to dual boot for Premiere Pro and to test Windows 11 Dev builds on baremetal.
5) I don't do android development so not commenting on that but in general it is good for development I am learning web development and do python stuff occasionally and everything good so far. It is better than Windows anyday

[email protected] said:
Hello, the opinion should be made on these points:-
1) performance ( relative both are same but according to you which feel fast on laptop)
2) battery life (optimization)
3) experience (look and feel)
4) satisfaction (do you enjoy using it on your laptop) (tell why?)
5) is it good for android development.
this tread will help all those who want to use either one and are confused, which to try,
give opinion from your heart.
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1 Ubuntu has slightly more bloat out of the box, but it is about the same. PopOS is better tuned to System76 hardware, but those drivers can also be brought into Ubuntu. But Ubuntu has more projects testing against it, and more support.
2 Will depend on hardware and drivers. You can tweak this with either and get better performance with both.
3 Personal preference. I use Ubuntu with gnome-pannel and the old gnome 2 look and feel.
4 I love useing Linux on my laptop! (Either)
5 You can install all of the same tools on either.
Pehpe said:
Pop!_OS because of Flatpak.
Ubuntu uses snap and snap a proprietary development of Ubuntu. That's why it is better to use Pop!_OS.
- Performance almost same.
- Battery almost same? idk...
- Experience Pop!_OS over Ubuntu because of the new COSMIC desktop environment.
- Satisfaction??? What you mean?
- yes? xD
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You can install flatpak on Ubuntu. sudo apt install flatpak and it works. But frankly I do not like either, and remove snapd myself.

houstonbofh said:
1 Ubuntu has slightly more bloat out of the box, but it is about the same. PopOS is better tuned to System76 hardware, but those drivers can also be brought into Ubuntu. But Ubuntu has more projects testing against it, and more support.
2 Will depend on hardware and drivers. You can tweak this with either and get better performance with both.
3 Personal preference. I use Ubuntu with gnome-pannel and the old gnome 2 look and feel.
4 I love useing Linux on my laptop! (Either)
5 You can install all of the same tools on either.
You can install flatpak on Ubuntu. sudo apt install flatpak and it works. But frankly I do not like either, and remove snapd myself.
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i agree with you after trying both for my main workstation i also felt the same way

i have heard ppl said pop os have better support for laptop and optimus, they also have separated iso for nvidia. they sell laptops after all. and i do have to spend hourss to get rid of screen tearing on ubuntu.