Sentences with phrase «of gimmicky features»

This bare bones OS, without an onslaught of gimmicky features or bloatware, is likely why we're seeing smooth performance.

Beneath a pile of gimmicky features lies a truly fantastic smartphone with a gorgeous display and cutting - edge specs — and each time I picked it up, the Galaxy S4 grew more difficult to put down.

Samsung's TouchWiz is notoriously packed to the gills with an ever - increasing list of gimmicky features that you may only use once or twice, but if you really like the idea of a smartphone that stays on when you look at it with your eyes, you'll want TouchWiz and not stock Android.

This isn't a phone that introduces a bunch of gimmicky features that you'll never use.

While the general aesthetic is familiar, the large number of gimmicky features have been cut down significantly, and those that are available aren't in your face all the time anymore.

Not exact matches

Below is a table comparing the two on some of the main features, noting the more fiscally responsible approach for each (shaded green) as well as the more gimmicky approach (shaded red):

The Inner Circle really prides itself firstly, on not being a gamified or gimmicky app which encourages respectful behaviour between users, and secondly, having some unique features such as the travel and spots features, and the wall on which users can post about up and coming Events, all things which better engage users, give them starting points of things to talk about on dates, as well as giving them a better experience in The Inner Circle's dating community.

Sure, it has quite a few gimmicky features to try to squeeze new life into the matra of fighting on the **** moon, but it all in all still feels like you are paying for a overpriced DLC of Borderlands 2.

True, one of the scenes features a singing Kylie Minogue — always a plus — who plays a female counterpart to Monsieur Oscar, but the constant shifting of narrative focus begins to feel as gimmicky as it is intriguing.

The CX - 5 features some of the Ford's high - tech goodies without feeling overly gimmicky.

Hyundai Veloster The Elantra - based Veloster features an unusual three - door arrangement — with two conventionally hinged doors on the passenger's side instead of some gimmicky half door like on the Mini Clubman or the old Saturn SC — that gives it an additional measure of practicality.

Housed in an 8.8 - inch screen inside a gimmicky color - changing ring on the dash, the Mini Connected system is as intuitive as any iteration of BMW iDrive, and while it features Apple CarPlay compatibility, Android Auto is unavailable.

Some of the advanced features on offer, particularly the touchpad, felt overwrought and gimmicky.

Personally, I find that night vision is a bit too gimmicky to be useful — I'd rather be looking out of the windshield when driving at night than staring at the infrared video feed in the digital instrument cluster — but it somehow seems like a good fit for the Maybach's kitchen sink approach to gee - whiz features.

One unique and gimmicky new feature on the Galaxy S II for AT&T are «motion» features, which allow you to put two thumbs on the screen, then tilt the phone to zoom in / out of pictures, web pages, and more.

In fact, one could say that in the hunt for more gimmicky features, Amazon has completely ignored the core of the Kindle through the years, since the devices are still riddled with the most basic flaws and are still unable to properly handle even the most basic typography — not to mention that many of their software readers have been stuck in 2010 in terms of their technology and don't support even the most basic Kindle features.

While many delinquencies have been caused by adjustable rate mortgages for subprime borrowers or with gimmicky features which caused payments to reset to unnaturally high levels, the rise in ten - year Treasury yields is a warning that a broader population of mortgage holders could face higher mortgage rates.

Some of these features are gimmicky and lose their appeal quickly, while others are solid additions that are well worth including:

So, by utilizing some 3DS hardware features (and not shoving them down our throats to feel «gimmicky») and combining them with the classic platforming action the Kirby franchise is known for, Triple Deluxe provides a huge variety of unique challenges for Kirby to tackle.

We'll have to wait and see actual gameplay before deciding if this is just a gimmicky feature or if it really adds anything to the feel and atmosphere of the story.

Although I will admit, after a couple of months I stopped playing because the game felt very undercooked because of the short story with a teaser that gave fans an assumption that we would have a sequel at some point and a couple features in the game felt «gimmicky».

When I first heard of this feature it sounded gimmicky, but I found it to be a great deal of fun.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing though and fans of the series will be pleased with how close Nintendo has stuck to the franchise's traditional formula, while still adding a few interesting but somewhat gimmicky features in an attempt to keep things fresh.

The greater significance is a resistance to gimmicky features with the gamepad, which is herein put to use strengthening the appeal of the original release, either by adding to the chaos, or giving players a fresh means of aiding each other.

Animojis are one of the more gimmicky features included with the iPhone X, so again, rather than copying the best aspects of the latest iPhones (Face ID, for example), we're instead getting uncanny - valley representations of ourselves.

While some of its camera features are little gimmicky, we did enjoy playing around with them, especially the Super Slo - mo.

Aside from gimmicky new features, the U11 is a solid flagship phone with top - tier specs — Snapdragon 835, 4 or 6 GB of RAM, 64 or 128 GB of storage — and one of the best cameras we've seen on any phone.

By offering such an abundance of features, antivirus apps have moved from gimmicky to useful.

The PPT mode is a handy feature that lets you click a set of picture and converts them into some kinda slide that can be readily used, gimmicky, but can be handy to some users.

Facial recognition — at least, what I've seen of it thus far — could easily be classified as little more than a gimmicky, unreliable feature.

While the curved display of the Edge looks cool, its features sometimes feel gimmicky and clunky.

See, if Samsung just made a metal phone, which is what the rumored Galaxy Alpha looks to be, but keep the same look, the same often - gimmicky and unused features and quirks, as well as the same general Android overlay that we know as Touchwiz, people would claim that they just put the problem in a metal home instead of plastic.

A high - end flagship phone doesn't have to have a ton of new gimmicky features, but it does need to take photos and videos that look great, in a wide variety of conditions, with minimal effort.

Some of the features are gimmicky, but they're all fun, and it's great to see so much attention being paid to a budget phone's camera app.

While many of the very specific «gimmicky» features like Smart Scroll are of limited use, others actually add something to the user experience.

Edge Sense is HTC's gimmicky feature through which one can open apps, zoom into maps or assign other tasks by squeezing the sides of the phone.

With the Iris 504q, Lava manages to do so with features such as gesture controls (notwithstanding that most of them are a tad gimmicky), but more importantly, a solid build quality, elegant design, and decent specs that translate into smooth performance.

While some thought of the curved edge to be yet another gimmicky thing, looking back at it now, the features brought to us by this new curved edge were practical.

Most carriers want to bundle apps or have a unique way of marketing a smartphone, but HMD believes its Nokia 6, Nokia 5, and Nokia 3 smartphones will stand out from the competition with solid hardware design, pure Android, and no gimmicky features.

Now remember an interesting technological feature alone can be gimmicky and uninspiring, but when coupled with the right mix of software and other innovative technology a device goes from also - ran to amazing.

Some of the updated firmware's features seem a little gimmicky — I don't see myself taking pictures with a Bluetooth headset anytime soon, for example — but competition is a good thing, and, on the whole, Emotion UI is intriguing.

While some of the features seem to be useful, there are still some gimmicky features packed inside.

LG also adopted an approach similar to Samsung, and packed their custom Android skin on G2 with loads of gimmicky and fancy features to lure the customers.

+ Thick padding for the earpads and headband + Solid build quality despite mainly consisting of plastic + Good sound with lots of features to tweak the audio output + Excellent clarity + Vibration is subtle and doesn't contribute to discomfort + Gimmicky features are fun to play around with