levi
Still fresh, damnit!
And how much of that is from your hands heating the phone with that sort of game anyway? My old phones that were not much faster than a GBA got noticeably warm if I held them to play a game for a long time.
GPD Win (x86 Computer / Palmtop)
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fusion_power
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That was an surprisingly detailed explanation.
I would have skipped that kind of thoughts actualy if I would made such an handheld and just use an all metal case to be on the safe side. 
FaeMinx
Rainbow Liberation Instigation
With antennas housed in a plastic logo insert?That was an surprisingly detailed explanation.
fusion_power
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I'm sure antennas would be no problem, otherwise there would not be any full-metal-smartphones out there.
You can always hide antennas behind some plastic areas or the screen or a logo or whatever. That was never the issue, only the price in case of the Pandora/Pyra.
I'm sure antennas would be no problem, otherwise there would not be any full-metal-smartphones out there.
It was an issue with one of the earlier iPhones
levi
Still fresh, damnit!
Strictly speaking, AIUI, it was an issue with the iPhone 4 because the metal band *was* the aerial, and by bridging it certain ways you'd short it out. Metal cased devices have crap wifi because the case acts as a faraday cage - which is a little different.
Ah, I thought that was the reason, as they fixed it with some plastic windows, AFAIR.
I think this is pretty relevant to gaming on the GPD Win:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQkd05iAYed2-LOmhjzDG6g
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQkd05iAYed2-LOmhjzDG6g
Exophase
Nothing good will ever come of Exophase.
I don't really mind since I'd generally listen with headphones, but I could see this being a big deal for some people.
SNESFAN
Retro game fanatic
Its a pretty big deal to me, but not a show stopper. Headphones or mono is ok I suppose. I wish they could shrink the PCB a bit to make room. It looks like they have room to spare. Meh.
TheOldOne
Fallen Paladin
The original Game Boy only had one speaker and full stereo support via headphones. It's not a big deal to me but would have been nice to have.
The original GameBoy didn't have orchestrated soundtracks...
I usually play without headphones, so I will probably be someone who will be annoyed by that. Especially if the speaker is not centered but sound is only coming from one side.
I usually play without headphones, so I will probably be someone who will be annoyed by that. Especially if the speaker is not centered but sound is only coming from one side.
I'm glad that Pyra has two speakers since I don't use headphones to play either.
As much as I loved the original GameBoy back then, the single speaker was a bit crappy compared to its headphone capabilities and that was with much more primitive sound than we have today.
As much as I loved the original GameBoy back then, the single speaker was a bit crappy compared to its headphone capabilities and that was with much more primitive sound than we have today.
vcoleiro1
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Well, looks like the metal bottom case has been changed back to plastic..
According to the Chinese crowdfunding comments, they have gone back to plastic after now using active cooling. The metal case was in connection with using passive cooling.
TL;DR No more metal case
According to the Chinese crowdfunding comments, they have gone back to plastic after now using active cooling. The metal case was in connection with using passive cooling.
TL;DR No more metal case
vcoleiro1
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I hear that GPD are planning a early morning stealth mission . They aim to enter your house when you and your family are sleeping. Once in, they plan to eat all the food in your fridge, take a dump in your toilet(without flushing) and then give your family permanent orange afros. I could be wrong though, I read it via dodgy Chinese to English translation
Jokes aside, as I said on Dingoonity, the metal case was not promised in the beginning. Actually it's only recently been mentioned. So it's a recent add and delete. The speaker is a little dissappointing. But we must remember also the things that have been added like the Fan, updated heat sink, upgrade to the Z8700/Z8750 and the upgrade to a 6900mAh bigger battery.
Also, I think I said this a few pages back when the metal case was first thought to be going. But apparently it added a fair amount of weight - about 100g, so going back to plastic means the weight will go down again. It would have been sweet though.
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ptitSeb
Serial Porter
Starting to regret your switch from Pyra to GPD-WIN ?
Not really, as I told, it's a matter of money. I changed to GPD Win, because I can't afford the Pyra. With my prepreoder, I paid the Win. I would have keep the Pyra if I would have be able to.
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I hear that GPD are planning a early morning stealth mission . They aim to enter your house when you and your family are sleeping. Once in, they plan to eat all the food in your fridge, take a dump in your toilet(without flushing) and then give your family permanent orange afros. I could be wrong though, I read it via dodgy Chinese to English translation
Jokes aside, as I said on Dingoonity, the metal case was not promised in the beginning. Actually it's only recently been mentioned. So it's a recent add and delete. The speaker is a little dissappointing. But we must remember also the things that have been added like the Fan, updated heat sink, upgrade to the Z8700/Z8750 and the upgrade to a 6900mAh bigger battery.
Also, I think I said this a few pages back when the metal case was first thought to be going. But apparently it added a fair amount of weight - about 100g, so going back to plastic means the weight will go down again. It would have been sweet though.
Well I think my reaction is a bit over. Let's hope they won't go further.
