What's your latest tech purchase?

[biffzinker]

already received a while ago, added a new temper tool

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and received yesterday: metal mesh to avoid tar and tobacco in the mouthpiece and filters
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@biffzinker entry confirmation today, should be sent tomorrow, arrival expectation between the 11 and 13

HONOR 6X 32GB Grey Dual SIM
Article: 0001250038

too bad they only had the 32gb ... i would have gladly taken the 64gb ... oh well i have a 128gb uSD in my Honor 7 and it's a 16gb only

Leave the pre-applied screen protector on (no oleophobic coating.) Looks like you could apply the coating yourself. I was going on two days 7 hours since my last charge yesterday.

How to apply anti-fingerprint oleophobic coating

 

[GreiverBlade]

Leave the pre-applied screen protector on (no oleophobic coating.) Looks like you could apply the coating yourself. I was going on two days 7 hours since my last charge yesterday.

How to apply anti-fingerprint oleophobic coating

usually i have no screen protector and not much fingerprint issues on screens

on the back it's another story the back of the honor 7 was godlike for that ... versus the honor 5x (powdered aluminum versus sanded treatment ) i wonder what kind of back the 6x has

edit: seemingly powdered judging by the pics i get on google.

 

[biffzinker]

Might be painful to watch the Honor 6X getting the rough treatment but it is informative.

 

[R-T-B]

Man that is nice. Are the heatsinks permanently stuck? that particular setup is something I have been eyeballing as my next upgrade actually. $400 too steep for me though Waiting for NVME 1TB to get to $200, if it ever does.

Yeah, hard to believe that's $200.00 off new isn't it?

 

[IceScreamer]

First Nvidia in a long time, picked it up for $60 used. Hopefully this one does better than the last ones did.

 

[radrok]

Nice rads

Thank you

Also bought some GPU horsepower, I was due an upgrade, still running the OG Titans...

 

[GreiverBlade]

@biffzinker received this morning at 11am

surprise surprise ...

eeehhhh? i thought the Honor 6X didn't had NFC (most con in review are about NFC and the latest GSMarena "versus" review that pitted the H6X against the ZTE Blade V8 Pro did notice "no NFC" as a major con )
well ... not mine

worth mentioning the V8 Pro has a dual 13mp rear cam but does not get better result than the 12mp+2mp setup in the H6X

annnddd YAAAY! GYRO!


all in all quite satisfied ... tho the Kirin 655 is not up to the Kirin 935 albeit being on a smaller node and being more power efficient, a Mali T830mp2 is not beefy as a Mali T628mp4
funny test with a Dragon Lady Haku mmd model (quite complex and heavy on physics) on PocketMQO 30fps versus 60fps with 60fps physics precision (probably mostly due to the T628 being a quadcore instead of dualcore since the T628 is notably slower in games and bench than the T830 and also has a higher power consumption)

Might be painful to watch the Honor 6X getting the rough treatment but it is informative.

i hate these video ... except when they concern an iPhone well obviously the H6X has no Gorillaglass 3 or Dragontrail treatment (unlike the Honor 7 ) but my pocket are microfiber padded ... and i intend to get a smartcover for it later, for now i admire the finely crafted, albeit not unibody, aluminum build graced by a, albeit easily scratchable, beautiful 2.5D front panel.

 

[Caring1]

The ZTE Blade is plastic rubbish, mine overheats and is too flexible, one good point is it's still working and the screen is intact after being dropped a few times.

 

[GreiverBlade]

The ZTE Blade is plastic rubbish, mine overheats and is too flexible, one good point is it's still working and the screen is intact after being dropped a few times.

the V8 Pro ? because the most "pro" in the "Pro/cons" list is : sturdy and less bend-able than the Honor 6X .... and having more metal than plastic than the H6X (well the H6X metal part is only the back cover and it's rather thin )

what tick me off with the Blade V8 Pro : front fingerprint sensor (less practical than rear top ) dual 13mp that does not take better pics than a 12mp+2mp (whereas i don't get most user review on the H6X that say the photo part is rubbish ... i think it's rather the user who is ... having a phone that can do beautiful pics will not automatically make you take beautiful pics ) and i don't like the Snapdragon 625 at all ... (my last handset with a snappy was the H5X with a 615)

the pro in favor were: NFC (while the H6X has NFC ... at last mine does ... so that cons : out of the way) USB-C (not really a cons ... Micro USB is still more common, and reversible is not a high enough argument ... ok it's still USB2.0 but any USB-C equipped smartphone are also in USB2.0 ) fast charge (while on Honor website, it's written the Honor 6X use a fast charge but not the one from qualcomm )

so ... actually nearly, if we except the sturdiness, all pro in favor of the V8 Pro ... are null (probably depending the country/region i guess ... some have NFC some other don't ) and the actual real winner in any versus featuring these 2 phone would be the Honor 6X

i only encountered 1 bug so far but nothing annoying.

ps: overheat ... why i am not surprised ... if it's the V8 Pro and has a Snapdragon 625 ...
my H4X (Kirin 620), the H7 (Kirin 935) and the H6X (Kirin 655) did not overheat, the H5X (snapdragon 615) on the other hand ...

edit: new addition to protect my preshiousssss..... fake leather maybe but also cordura and microfiber

 

[P4-630]

the V8 Pro ? because the most "pro" in the "Pro/cons" list is : sturdy and less bend-able than the Honor 6X .... and having more metal than plastic than the H6X (well the H6X metal part is only the back cover and it's rather thin )

what tick me off with the Blade V8 Pro : front fingerprint sensor (less practical than rear top ) dual 13mp that does not take better pics than a 12mp+2mp (whereas i don't get most user review on the H6X that say the photo part is rubbish ... i think it's rather the user who is ... having a phone that can do beautiful pics will not automatically make you take beautiful pics ) and i don't like the Snapdragon 625 at all ... (my last handset with a snappy was the H5X with a 615)

the pro in favor were: NFC (while the H6X has NFC ... at last mine does ... so that cons : out of the way) USB-C (not really a cons ... Micro USB is still more common, and reversible is not a high enough argument ... ok it's still USB2.0 but any USB-C equipped smartphone are also in USB2.0 ) fast charge (while on Honor website, it's written the Honor 6X use a fast charge but not the one from qualcomm )

so ... actually nearly, if we except the sturdiness, all pro in favor of the V8 Pro ... are null (probably depending the country/region i guess ... some have NFC some other don't ) and the actual real winner in any versus featuring these 2 phone would be the Honor 6X

i only encountered 1 bug so far but nothing annoying.

ps: overheat ... why i am not surprised ... if it's the V8 Pro and has a Snapdragon 625 ...
my H4X (Kirin 620), the H7 (Kirin 935) and the H6X (Kirin 655) did not overheat, the H5X (snapdragon 615) on the other hand ...

edit: new addition to protect my preshiousssss..... fake leather maybe but also cordura and microfiber
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Honor 6X LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen vs Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S7
Honor 6X 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density) vs 1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density) S7
Honor 6X GPU Mali-T830MP2 vs Mali-T880 MP12 S7
Honor 6X video 1080p@30fps vs 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. S7
Honor 6X Performance: Basemark OS II: 1307 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1309 Basemark X: 8548 vs Basemark OS II: 2004 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128 Basemark X: 32345 S7

Honor 6X Meh..

 

[GreiverBlade]

Honor 6X LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen vs Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S7
Honor 6X 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density) vs 1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density) S7
Honor 6X GPU Mali-T830MP2 vs Mali-T880 MP12 S7
Honor 6X video 1080p@30fps vs 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. S7
Honor 6X Performance: Basemark OS II: 1307 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1309 Basemark X: 8548 vs Basemark OS II: 2004 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128 Basemark X: 32345 S7

Honor 6X Meh..

not really meh ... if not getting a subscription for a 500$ and more phone ... you can get a 250$ one that does just fine

you're just jealous because Samsung is going down the drain ... next revolution in the S8 : THEY REMOVED THE HOME BUTTON!!!! WOAAAHHH !!!!! (ok ... side bezel are in-existent and that is not bad at all tho not new either )

the S7 is meh tho 4k video recording is ... awe... boring ... AMOLED screen? well never been a fan of AMOLED screen main feature : burn in (and i got some AMOLED equipped phone no worries i know them) ok T880MP12 instead of T830MP2 (i wonder what app or game does need that ... my PSP emulator run at 100%/60fps nonetheless, ah ... yep it could be useful for my PocketMQO 30fps issue with physics heavy models ... well 30fps is not a big downside) 1440p screen? meh ... 1080p is enough up to 7-8" (oh ... now i get why it has a twelve cores T880 ) benchmarks score? reflect real life day to day use? errr... maybe

@P4-630 apples to apples ... come back when the price of the S7 will be at the H6X price (or compare it to the A6/A7 instead oh wait ... even the A7 2017 cost almost the double of the H6X )

don't mind me ... i hate Samsung, though i liked the Galaxy S and SII ... but after, nope.

oh nice :

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Asphalt 8: Airborne
2013
low
30 30 ~ 30 fps + Compare
high
30 30 31 ~ 30 fps + Compare
even with all that power it still run Asphalt 8: Airborne at the same fps than the T830MP2/3 (at +3%~ not a biggie ) ok ... in 1440p

end word: you are happy with your phone i am happy with my phone we are happy with our.... GTX1070!!!

 

[P4-630]

not really meh ... if not getting a subscription for a 500$ and more phone ... you can get a 250$ one that does just fine

you're just jealous because Samsung is going down the drain ... next revolution in the S8 : THEY REMOVED THE HOME BUTTON!!!! WOAAAHHH !!!!! (ok ... side bezel are in-existent and that is not bad at all tho not new either )

the S7 is meh tho 4k video recording is ... awe... boring ... AMOLED screen? well never been a fan of AMOLED screen main feature : burn in (and i got some AMOLED equipped phone no worries i know them) ok T880MP12 instead of T830MP2 (i wonder what app or game does need that ... my PSP emulator run at 100%/60fps nonetheless, ah ... yep it could be useful for my PocketMQO 30fps issue with physics heavy models ... well 30fps is not a big downside) 1440p screen? meh ... 1080p is enough up to 7-8" (oh ... now i get why it has a twelve cores T880 ) benchmarks score? reflect real life day to day use? errr... maybe

@P4-630 apples to apples ... come back when the price of the S7 will be at the H6X price (or compare it to the A6/A7 instead oh wait ... even the A7 2017 cost almost the double of the H6X )

don't mind me ... i hate Samsung, though i liked the Galaxy S and SII ... but after, nope.

oh nice :

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Asphalt 8: Airborne
2013
low
30 30 ~ 30 fps + Compare
high
30 30 31 ~ 30 fps + Compare
even with all that power it still run Asphalt 8: Airborne at the same fps than the T830MP2/3 (at +3%~ not a biggie ) ok ... in 1440p you have

end word: you are happy with your phone i am happy with my phone we are happy with our.... GTX1070!!!

Ok true to that the S7 is another class in price as well..

I pay 36 Euros/month , contract for 2 years, unlimited calls/sms in Europe, 1,5GB internet (which I never use...)

 

[GreiverBlade]

Ok true to that the S7 is another class in price as well..

I pay 36 Euros/month , contract for 2 years, unlimited calls/sms in Europe, 1,5GB internet (which I never use...)

well ... my belt holster is quite cute isn't it? (pro: could fit any 5.5-6" phone ... none of my Retailer/Etailer had a official case in stock )

edit: mmhhh well not a bad subscription plan (i am on a prepaid card soooo i tend to go mid end devices )

 

[P4-630]

well ... my belt holster is quite cute isn't it? (pro: could fit any 5.5-6" phone ... none of my Retailer/Etailer had a official case in stock )

My mom is using a cover for her S4 mini, my dad using it bare and me too, never had a cover/holster alike for my phone.

 

[GreiverBlade]

My mom is using a cover for her S4 mini, my dad using it bare and me too, never had a cover/holster alike for my phone.

until ... CRAAAAAAAAAAAACK... well i am also like that and my only phone that gone crack ... was a HTC One X, it had a silicone case but ... screen still shattered, unlucky side hit

 

[Shou Miko]

This here is just a little teaser of what I am working on took the pic late last night with bad light so it's a bit dark with some parts I have gotten home.

 

[biffzinker]

This here is just a little teaser of what I am working on took the pic late last night with bad light so it's a bit dark with some parts I have gotten home.

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Like what I see, all though I like my Phantek Eclipse P400S case so I might be biased.

 

[Shou Miko]

Not to disappoint u @biffzinker it's not a P400S

It's another model my special girl picked it for me

 

[Komshija]

How to apply anti-fingerprint oleophobic coating

The problem is that it's next to impossible to perfectly apply a screen protector. Either you'll have it very slightly off-center and/or with dust/cloth particles underneath.
I messed up two screen protectors and finally made my peace with third one which has exactly 3 cloth particles and 1 barely visible dust particle underneath. There are no bubbles, but still... I used fine microfibre cloth, made application in the cleanest room in my house and did everything as supposed (including holding my breath), but dust/cloth particles still somehow teleported underneath. Every single time.

 

[JunkBear]

No pictures on my phone but à Man I know Moves abroad and sold me His almost new D-link DIR-859 for 60$ Canadian instead of 160$.

 

[JunkBear]

surgical recovery from a spinal cord problem, lost about 50lbs of mass, went from 185 to 135, back to 165 now
unfortunately limited to doing really high rep stuff instead of heavy so i do like 20-30 reps per set
never getting big again but atleast I can get strong enough to get by

Man i got food poisoning and emptyed myself for a full week. Lost only 8 pounds hahaha Still 210 pounds @ 6 feets after food poisoning. Maybe its time i get myself à surgery for something

 

[Shou Miko]

just a quick shot of the beautiful Phantek Eclipse P400 my special girl choose for me, I am finally done building my new pc and yeh I know I need to pull of the film from the tempered glass this is just a quick shot before I need to go

 

[neatfeatguy]

I picked up a LAN box - it'll have 2 purposes for me:

1) function as HTPC/NAS (put all movies/pictures on it)
2) function as LAN should I head out to visit my younger brother OR he can use it when it comes to visit. This'll limit how much hardware needs to be moved.

I got this because it should have just enough room to fit the second Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Omega I have. Case specs say will hold up to 334mm GPU, the Omega I have is 328.2mm. She only cost me about $25 after taxes (love me some Amazon gift cards).

I'll be putting in left over parts I have, but I'm still short HDDs and an OS still, need to buy when I have money. Inside she'll have:

CPU: i5-4460
RAM: Corsair 8 GB DDR3
MB: ASRock Z87
GPU: 980Ti AMP! Omega
PSU: SeaSonic 750W X-Series Gold
HDDs: 2 - 4TB WD Red (still need to get these) for RAID1
OS: Win 10 (still need to get)
SSD: Probably get something like 250 or 500GB strictly for games

Hopefully I'll have the other parts in a couple of months time (need to save money).

 

[Dethroy]

The problem is that it's next to impossible to perfectly apply a screen protector. Either you'll have it very slightly off-center and/or with dust/cloth particles underneath.
I messed up two screen protectors and finally made my peace with third one which has exactly 3 cloth particles and 1 barely visible dust particle underneath. There are no bubbles, but still... I used fine microfibre cloth, made application in the cleanest room in my house and did everything as supposed (including holding my breath), but dust/cloth particles still somehow teleported underneath. Every single time.

Simply pour some water underneath the screen protecter and press the water outwards. Works garuanteed.

 

[GreiverBlade]

@biffzinker NFC on H6X mystery solved ....

seemingly only EU variant has it ...

wait ... Switzerland is not EU ...



well physically yes