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It outspecs the One in many regards though. It’s hard to say this isn’t a flagship.

about 2 hours ago on So HTC have already bettered the HTC One... 1 reply 1 recommend

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I’m kind of frustrated now by the spotty tech coverage. While I used to read the Verge almost exclusively for tech news, I now have to supplement it heavily with Engadget, since there’s a lot of purely tech news/annoucements that the Verge seems to miss (e.g. HTC Butterfly S annoucement this morning ) that Engadget and other sites catch.

I’m kind of okay with the Verge branching off into culture, as long as the core tech coverage stays the same, but my perception is it hasn’t.

about 2 hours ago on If you have questions about The Verge and our coverage, feel free to ask them here

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What’s wrong with 4.1? 4.2 adds barely any features, and if you ask the Nexus 7 people, the 4.2 update ruined the tablet for a lot of them.

about 12 hours ago on Please help me decide... S4 or HTC One? (for the last time)

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I flashed mine’s back to 4.1.2 and 11 months later, it’s been fine. I haven’t used it particularly heavily though, so maybe the flash memory didn’t degrade as much.

about 17 hours ago on One year later, the Nexus 7 has gone from the best to worst tablet I’ve ever owned

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You can download the stock 4.1 ROM at Google’s developer site and flash it with ADB. There’s instructions on XDA. That’s what I did after spending two days with 4.2 and hating it.

about 17 hours ago on One year later, the Nexus 7 has gone from the best to worst tablet I’ve ever owned 1 reply

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Obviously not yet available on Verizon though.

1 day ago on Is the Droid DNA still a good pick up? 1 reply

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You walk outside with your device! Do you:

A) Arbitrarily set the brightness to 65%, even if that’s still too dim for some devices or too bright for others.

B) Turn up the brightness until your content is bright enough to be readable, whether that’s 40% for one device or 100% for a different device.

2 days ago on Stop running battery tests at 65% brightness and actually measure the brightness of the screen 1 reply 5 recommends

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That does not excuse The Verge’s poor review methodology.

2 days ago on Stop running battery tests at 65% brightness and actually measure the brightness of the screen 10 recommends

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It’s also half the price and feels much better in the hand (that rubbery coating really helps). Unless you specifically need the S-Pen, no way is the Note 8 worth twice the Nexus 7.

3 days ago on Galaxy Note 8 - any feedback? 1 reply