[-] Positronic 1 points 1 day ago

They don't contradict each other. Every other article has also said it doesn't support Qi2. The only way you can charge it magnetically is theough the case.

[-] Positronic 1 points 1 day ago

The OnePlus 13 does not, Oppo only have magnetic cases that support their proprietary wireless charging.

[-] Positronic 9 points 8 months ago

A hands-on article from the same website says it's not pure wood. It's been treated to protect it from water and skin oil

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Starts at 1999 RMB ($276/€257) for the 12 GB RAM 256 GB storage variant. There are three other variants, 12/512 for 2299 RMB ($318/€296), 16/512 for 2499 RMB($345/€322) and 16 GB/1 TB variant for 2799($387/€360) RMB. It may be available as the Poco F6 internationally. The primary sensor is a Sony LYT 600 sensor which is a 50 MP 1/1.95" sensor. They've also got rid of the 2 MP macro after keeping it for what feels like an eternity.

I'm not sure about Xiaomi's lineup even though this is great value at least in China. The Turbo series is supposed to be Redmi's performance focused flagship and is supposed to slot in between the Redmi Note series and K series. The problem is it is better than the Redmi K70E/Poco X6 Pro and arguably better than the Redmi K70 which could be sold as the Poco F6 Pro globally. The 8s Gen 3 is essentially an 8 Gen 2 with a slightly weaker GPU but with newer ARM architecture for the CPU which should lead to better efficiency.

[-] Positronic 9 points 8 months ago

3 years of OS updates and 4 years of security patches according to the product page

[-] Positronic 6 points 8 months ago

If you're willing to pay a lot of money, Sony might be an option. They have kept the micro SD card on their phones. There are rumours they'll start updating their phones longer with the VI series too but we'll have to wait and see.

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This is the official announcement post, AnandTech's article is much better but it links to the Qualcomm post so thought that would be the main link. Pretty much confirms it's a cut down version of the 8s Gen 3 released a few days back. The OnePlus Ace 3V already ships with this chip in China.

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Seems like an interesting device, might get sold as the Nord 4 in Europe and India but probably won't make it to North America.

[-] Positronic 9 points 9 months ago

Flexible OLED panels have smaller bezels, better viewing angles and are less prone to exhibiting a rainbow effect. You can check Dylan Raga's review of the Pixel 6, 7 and 8 to see why the 8's display is an upgrade over the 6 and 7.

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Wonder if they'll use a rigid OLED panel like they did on the 7a and 8a. Dylan Raga wrote an excellent piece reviewing the Pixel 8's display where he said they'd finally switched to a flexible OLED panel on the regular model.

[-] Positronic 9 points 9 months ago

It probably is if the rumour about them switching to a 19.5:9 resolution is true. It'll still be larger than the S24 and Pixel 8 because of the top and bottom bezel but height should decrease by a couple of mm.

[-] Positronic 8 points 10 months ago

Yeah it's actually infuriating to read some of these threads. Some of the small phone users expect Oppo Find X7 Ultra cameras with a 5000 mAh battery and headphone jack in an iPhone 5S form factor and the only argument they make is the phone can be thicker. Thickness is only one dimension, all these components need space in other dimensions too.

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[-] Positronic 8 points 11 months ago

Is there a noticeable difference between the Titanium on the Ultra and the aluminium on the other models? I'm guessing it's the colours on the Ultra that stand out more.

[-] Positronic 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

GSMarena is saying South Korea gets the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 variant. If that's true, it's a safe indicator the Exynos is dogshit. Wouldn't be surprised if performance/watt is worse than the 865 since no Samsung fabbed SoC has beaten that one yet.

Edit: seems like South Korea are getting Exynos for the S24 and S24+. Looks like GSMarena are wrong. Hope it isn't a shit show like the 990 and 2200 but I don't expect much.

[-] Positronic 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Counter argument: I get frustrated when people complain about the lack of SD card and headphone jack on every phone that doesn't have those. I get it some people really want those features but do they really expect manufacturers to add them after they've gone? Sony's the only manufacturer that changed course and they only did it because they're a niche brand with an audience that appreciates those features.

I feel it's foolish to expect someone like Google to suddenly change their mind because someone on the internet said they wouldn't buy their phones without those features. They've not had expendable storage on any Nexus or Pixel phone except for the Nexus One and the jack has been gone since the Pixel 2. I know the A series had it longer but it's been two generations since it's disappeared from there as well.

For whatever it's worth, I would like to have the headphone jack personally but it's not a dealbreaker if it's not there. Don't care about the SD card and wouldn't use it anyways since it's extremely slow compared to internal storage and I've had a bad experience when I've used it on previous phones when it got corrupted and I lost a significant amount of pictures. Didn't use it for apps because I knew it would result in slower load times so was really disappointed when it got corrupted. I'm not the only one who thinks this way, app developers hate the SD card too. Linus Sebastian also said that someone in the industry said it has gone away because of performance concerns.

Note: this isn't aimed at you, it's just a rant against the "no SD card, no 3.5 mm, no buy" crowd that always posts those comments whenever some phone doesn't have it.

[-] Positronic 7 points 1 year ago

Every manufacturer is now using computational photography and both phones use a different ISP. You're probably going to end up with two slightly different images even if you use the same SoC on an identical phone as they may end up using a slightly different condition in auto mode.

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As expected the Snapdragon has better battery life. It lasts 13.2% longer than the Exynos in their battery test (9:45h vs 8:28h) with the biggest differences being in calls over an LTE network (34:15h vs 28:26h) and video playback scores (11:27h vs 9:16h). The Snapdragon version is superior in their web browsing and gaming sections too.

There's surprisingly not much of a difference in performance with the Exynos version getting slightly better Geekbench scores. It's also a smidge better in the GPU stability test. However the Snapdragon version pulls ahead in the GPU tests and throttles slightly less in the CPU stability test.

With regards to the camera, it seems like the Snapdragon version produces sharper images.

With Samsung dual sourcing SoCs next year it's clear there are going to be significant differences since different foundries are going to fab both chips for that generation. The difference in battery life should be even bigger with the S24 as the Snapdragon version will be fabbed by TSMC who's process is superior to the 4nm LPP+ that will be used for the Exynos 2400. There's also history of the Exynos version performing poorly at launch.

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Vivo X100 Pro review (www.gsmarena.com)
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Pros

  • Standout design.
  • Thoroughly excellent display.
  • Better-than-most battery life, speedy charging.
  • Super-powerful chipset, surprisingly good stability.
  • Superb camera system, particularly great telephoto for both far and near subjects.

Cons

  • Slippery as can be (in the reviewed colorway).
  • Ultrawide camera not all that wide.
  • Uninspiring selfie camera, 1080p video only.
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He's pit 20 models this year divided into the same three categories as last year (standard or daylight shot, low-light and portrait). I got the OnePlus Open, Pixel Fold and 7a for the standard test, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a for the low-light test and Oppo Find X6 Pro, iPhone 15 and Galaxy S23 for portrait shots. Wish he'd also include an ultrawide and zoom category but I can understand why he's not doing zoom because different phones would win at different zoom levels as some phones have a 2x lens while others have a 3, 3.5x, 4x, 5x or 10x lens.

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The article says it's similar to the OnePlus 12 but there are some pretty significant changes. The display is lower resolution at 1264p and the ultrawide is inferior (it's an 8 MP 1/4" sensor) but the telephoto is better as it's using the IMX 890 (50 MP, 1/1.56", 1 micron pixel size) instead of the OV64B (64MP, 1/2", 0.7 micron pixel size). Seems to be the biggest flagship killer in China as it undercuts every Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 phone as it starts at ¥3298 ($462) for the 12/256 GB variant.

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The primary camera has been upgraded on the K70 and K70 Pro, they now have the Light Hunter 800 (a 50 MP 1/1.55" sensor). Both get metal frames and brighter displays but neither are LTPO. The K70 Pro also gets a 50 MP 2x telephoto and a 12 MP ultrawide while the K70 sticks to the rubbish 8 MP ultrawide+2 MP macro combo they love using. The K70 and K70 Pro start at ¥2499 ($353) and ¥3299($465) for the 12/256 GB version.

They also announced the K70E with a Dimensity 8300 and 1220p display(the K70 and K70 Pro are 1440p) which starts at ¥1999 for the 12/256 version ($282). Leaks suggest this model will be available as the X6 Pro internationally.

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