Do you know the clocks of the SD835 in the Nubia? The Moto Z3 has the Adreno 540 clocked at 850mhz (according to Motorola) so a bit better than the SD835s from yesteryear, I wonder if Nubia has done the same thing
I resent this. I am a gamer and my gut does its own incredible display of athletics (along with my tits, it's a synchronised effort for extra points) whilst I waddle up the stairs. I'm also exhausted, sweating and breathless afterwards.
That RGB strip is about as ugly here, as it is on “Gamer PCs”
Gaming on an Android phone is such a lost cause regardless.
If you want portable gaming, there’s the iOS and the Switch.
Between the amount of piracy, and widely different hardware and OS versions to target, gaming on Android has turned into a subpar experience, packed with loot boxes and P2W.
Though there’s always emulation, I suppose. That’s one area where iOS can’t conpwte.
What do you mean iOS? Android flagships should be the same/better (better in terms of e.g screens, SoC wise they either match or iOS exceeds, but then on iOS it doesn't matter as you're pushing way more than screen can handle).
Personally I don't game on my phone though, always have my laptop if I actually wanted to, but rather read a book.
"It also states it has ‘AI lighting effect’, which is actually just translating the audio being played to sound – a technology present on cold-cathode tubes back in the early 2000s, certainly no artificial intelligence required."
"just translating the audio being played to sound"
Read that part of the sentence a few times and maybe re-edit the article. translating the audio being played to sound is kind of the definition of the audio subsystem/speaker/etc.
I'm guessing you meant it's pulsing the light to the beat of the music.
If that isn't what you meant, then consider me informed about how cold cathode tubes were used for sound back in the day.
There is definitely a market for AAA games on Android. Games like the older GTA titles have sold well and these are full games and not crapware like 99% of android games. The hardware is certainly capable in 2018, matching up to the Switch at least. Android phones are now able to emulate consoles like the PS2 and PSP competently and I dont see any reason why AAA titles for the Switch (by third party publishers) cannot work on Android.
Touch controls are highly limiting, but gamers will use USB/Bluetooth controllers anyway. I certainly use my Rumblepad 2 and DS4 for emulation and games like STreet Fighter 4, Minecraft and others on Android. Its amazing you can run games like GoW at full speed, even on older chipsets like the SD 821.
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Inteli - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
Because of course RGB phones are a thing.Actually, RGB phones have been a thing since the iPhone. How else do we get color screens? :^)
Death666Angel - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
iPhone as the first phone with a color screen, really? Or did I miss the huge "/s"?Dizoja86 - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
You missed it.Lord of the Bored - Sunday, September 16, 2018 - link
Didn't the iPhone launch with an LCD? It isn't RGB LEDs until you get to one with an OLED panel.pukemon1976 - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
oh. you're another one of those. you know there were smartphones before the iphone. more capable too minus the capacitive touchscreen even.StormyParis - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
So, priced 25% more than a Pocophone F1, with a previous-gen SoC, but LEDs and more RAM and sold locally. I'd still take the Poco.Wardrive86 - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
Do you know the clocks of the SD835 in the Nubia? The Moto Z3 has the Adreno 540 clocked at 850mhz (according to Motorola) so a bit better than the SD835s from yesteryear, I wonder if Nubia has done the same thingDizoja86 - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
I've seen some hideous gaming machines in my day, but this phone takes the gaming aesthetic to a whole new level of garbage.melgross - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
Agreed. Gamers have no sense of athletics. Just loud and obvious.melgross - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
Oops. That should have read, aesthetics. But you know, the lack of athletics works too.philehidiot - Saturday, September 15, 2018 - link
I resent this. I am a gamer and my gut does its own incredible display of athletics (along with my tits, it's a synchronised effort for extra points) whilst I waddle up the stairs. I'm also exhausted, sweating and breathless afterwards.melgross - Friday, September 14, 2018 - link
You mean, everyone in the Android gaming space, right? The iPhone gaming space is a rather large one.Achtung_BG - Saturday, September 15, 2018 - link
Next gen Siemens M55 😂V900 - Saturday, September 15, 2018 - link
That RGB strip is about as ugly here, as it is on “Gamer PCs”Gaming on an Android phone is such a lost cause regardless.
If you want portable gaming, there’s the iOS and the Switch.
Between the amount of piracy, and widely different hardware and OS versions to target, gaming on Android has turned into a subpar experience, packed with loot boxes and P2W.
Though there’s always emulation, I suppose. That’s one area where iOS can’t conpwte.
RSAUser - Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - link
What do you mean iOS? Android flagships should be the same/better (better in terms of e.g screens, SoC wise they either match or iOS exceeds, but then on iOS it doesn't matter as you're pushing way more than screen can handle).Personally I don't game on my phone though, always have my laptop if I actually wanted to, but rather read a book.
WinterCharm - Saturday, September 15, 2018 - link
If you want to game no a phone, the iPhone has the best SoC of any phone by a LONG shot.10basetom - Saturday, September 15, 2018 - link
So it's a "gaming phone" because it's got RGB? Lol poser.James5mith - Sunday, September 16, 2018 - link
"It also states it has ‘AI lighting effect’, which is actually just translating the audio being played to sound – a technology present on cold-cathode tubes back in the early 2000s, certainly no artificial intelligence required.""just translating the audio being played to sound"
Read that part of the sentence a few times and maybe re-edit the article. translating the audio being played to sound is kind of the definition of the audio subsystem/speaker/etc.
I'm guessing you meant it's pulsing the light to the beat of the music.
If that isn't what you meant, then consider me informed about how cold cathode tubes were used for sound back in the day.
Lord of the Bored - Monday, September 17, 2018 - link
I didn't notice that. My immediate thought was LED VU meters from the 80s, and it totally blocked the "audio to sound" error.LiverpoolFC5903 - Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - link
There is definitely a market for AAA games on Android. Games like the older GTA titles have sold well and these are full games and not crapware like 99% of android games. The hardware is certainly capable in 2018, matching up to the Switch at least. Android phones are now able to emulate consoles like the PS2 and PSP competently and I dont see any reason why AAA titles for the Switch (by third party publishers) cannot work on Android.Touch controls are highly limiting, but gamers will use USB/Bluetooth controllers anyway. I certainly use my Rumblepad 2 and DS4 for emulation and games like STreet Fighter 4, Minecraft and others on Android. Its amazing you can run games like GoW at full speed, even on older chipsets like the SD 821.