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Post by Mac on Jan 2, 2020 20:36:01 GMT -5
You can choose to compress your audio files on an iPhone, but you have to change a setting to do so. What is your source for the compression statement? I love music, and I love my iPhone. I have 60 Gigabytes of MP3 and ALAC files on my phone, none compressed. (Though, of course, those formats are themselves compressed. You're not talking AIFF, are you?) I believe that songs are 128mb for all Droid based phones. Apple reduces to 64mb (normally). I just prefer the way Driods work for music + Apple tunes is a licencing spiders web from device to device. As far as people getting lost because of their GPS...not sure what to say other than "operator error?"  Then iPhones have twice the bitrate natively than Droids. Where in the world did you hear 64 Kbps? (I assume you mean bitrate, not size of file). You really have to change default settings to lower the native bitrate on the iPhone, and even there I don't think you can shrink it below 128 kbps. |
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Post by bigwoolie on Jan 2, 2020 20:57:37 GMT -5
I got an Android Galaxy Note 4 for work about 5 years ago, I was flow testing in the Colorado oilfields and a lot of computing was involved. Still using it. I use google maps sometimes, if I gotta go into the city. I hate the city. I'm getting deaf as a post, so I don't care how squashed my music is, I can't hear it clear and crisp anyhow. It takes good pictures for if I'm trying to sell truck, gun, saddle or horse online and the screen is huge, so I can read ranch horse pedigrees on the darn thing. Any apps I might need are free, unlike apple, and it cost me twice what my first car cost. It works for what I need, so reckon I'll just keep riding it 'till it dies.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 21:19:22 GMT -5
Basic MP3 file runs at 320kpbs so as you can see the apple AAC file runs at 256kpbs while that is fine for most folks it does not work for me. I have a hard time getting excited about mp3 music files invented in 1991 with a few updates along the way. But even less so for a Apple format. The sound difference is watching YouTube vs a CD well sort of. But then a real music player like a Neil Young Pono is 400 dollars or better vs cheap Ipod. Never tried music on a Droid. I am probably wrong on the whole spill but I believe it is pretty close to true. But that's tech if you did not read it this morning it is obsolete.
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Post by trailboss on Jan 2, 2020 23:01:08 GMT -5
I would love to fade off the grid and shed all of the technology that seems so regular in our society.
In my work everything is cellular dependent, from my assignments, to internet connectivity to produce documents in order to transport product, calling waste generators (customers) to weekly meetings, to planning flights, hotel reservations, scheduling service, calling the bosses or IT...and there is more.
Using the technology doesn't encumber me for now, but when I unplug...I will unplug.
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Post by briarbuck on Jan 3, 2020 9:03:42 GMT -5
I believe that songs are 128mb for all Droid based phones. Apple reduces to 64mb (normally). I just prefer the way Driods work for music + Apple tunes is a licencing spiders web from device to device. As far as people getting lost because of their GPS...not sure what to say other than "operator error?" Then iPhones have twice the bitrate natively than Droids. Where in the world did you hear 64 Kbps? (I assume you mean bitrate, not size of file). You really have to change default settings to lower the native bitrate on the iPhone, and even there I don't think you can shrink it below 128 kbps. Psycho said it better that I and obviously is more technically informed. I just knew that the way that Apple and Droid saves files is different. My ears are shot anyway after 50 years of loud music and guns. Not much nuance left in these ears. ha |
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Post by Darin on Jan 3, 2020 9:59:16 GMT -5
I'm still using my Samsung Galaxy S4 and it operates flawlessly ... always decline "upgrades".
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Post by Mac on Jan 3, 2020 10:14:24 GMT -5
Basic MP3 file runs at 320kpbs so as you can see the apple AAC file runs at 256kpbs while that is fine for most folks it does not work for me. I have a hard time getting excited about mp3 music files invented in 1991 with a few updates along the way. But even less so for a Apple format. The sound difference is watching YouTube vs a CD well sort of. But then a real music player like a Neil Young Pono is 400 dollars or better vs cheap Ipod. Never tried music on a Droid. I am probably wrong on the whole spill but I believe it is pretty close to true. But that's tech if you did not read it this morning it is obsolete. AAC is a much better codec than the old MP3 rip, so sheer size of the file doesn't tell the whole story. Here's some information: The irony is most people in double blind tests cannot tell the difference in sound quality among the various formats. The results come out no better than chance. |
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Post by adui on Jan 3, 2020 12:16:00 GMT -5
I'm still using my Samsung Galaxy S4 and it operates flawlessly ... always decline "upgrades". My one complaint about Cricket. The phones, no matter what I've purchased, always start to act up about two years into owning them. of course I always go for the cheap upgrades too so I guess I got what I paid for. |
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