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    August 23, 2020

    Android Sunday Rant/Rage (Aug 23 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    Sunday Rant/Rage (Aug 23 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    Posted: 23 Aug 2020 04:11 AM PDT

    Note 1. Join our IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

    This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

    • Your device.

    • Your carrier.

    • Your device's manufacturer.

    • An app

    • Any other company

    Rules

    1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate Google/Samsung/HTC etc. for one thing that is fine, but do not be rude to an individual app developer.

    2) If you have a suggestion to solve another user's issue, please leave a comment but be sure it's constructive! We do not want any flame-wars.

    3) Be respectful of other's opinions. Even if you feel that somebody is "wrong" you don't have to go out of your way to prove them wrong. Disagree politely, and move on.

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    I miss Material Design as it was when it was released

    Posted: 22 Aug 2020 06:49 AM PDT

    I know it's still part of Googles design philosophy but I was just watching the announcement of it again and videos off lollipop and I miss intentional paper like philosophy that seems to have been disappearing from android since. It's more about fade away and other animations now. Do you guys feel material design has faded away at all? Do you miss the way it was when it was released?

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    What's one feature that blew your mind that you went so long without?

    Posted: 22 Aug 2020 10:29 AM PDT

    There's a lot of features people don't know about, myself included, that can make the android experience that much better. So let's all share! And make our androids even more ours!

    Please state which OEM its for because some are only OEM specific. For example....

    Mine was Samsungs one handed operation+ app.

    It makes using big phones a breeze and when you can enable both sides of screen for navigation or shortcuts, whatever you want.

    I know there's other app like this on the playstore but there is none made like Samsungs.

    Your turn!

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    My Galaxy Tab S7+ Experience/In-depth Review

    Posted: 22 Aug 2020 11:26 PM PDT

    I've now had the pleasure of using the tab S7+ for the past 3 days (thanks to a colleague who had an early review unit), and although it's inevitable that I'll be comparing it to my iPad Pro since it's the tab's direct competitor, and the one to beat--this still is an important moment, and turning point for Android tablets as a whole. Other OEMs, take notes.

    Hardware:

    Holding it, the S7+ is very thin/light, and very enjoyable to carry around. The build quality is extremely solid resembling my iPad Pro (as well as its design). Although the cameras aren't at the same level, they're still good and will do video calling no problem. I'm also surprised at how good the speakers are. To me, they sound just as good as Apple's. However, one noticeable area that I thought could've been better is the log-in metric. I love fingerprint readers on phones--they're fast and reliable, but I really do prefer Face ID much more here since it's more convenient to use, and more secure (especially given the whole in-display fingerprint scandal Samsung had). S-Pen charging is also a bit awkward and not as convenient as the way Apple does it.

    The SD 865+ is also a very capable chip, and for the vast majority of apps it's more than enough; however, I did still experience noticeable choppiness in games (like pubg and TFT) and certain apps (like artflow and adobe illustrator) compared to the A12X in my iPad Pro, which I guess was to be expected. The S7+ also got hotter quicker than my iPad Pro, and overall stayed hotter longer as well. I believe this is partly due to the 865+ needing to work harder, but also possible a difference in app optimization.

    At around 350 nits, I got 5 hours on the tab, and 6 hours on my 12.9" iPad Pro.

    Display:

    The 120 hertz OLED is beautiful. Gorgeous. Stunning... well...when you can see the picture, that is. What I mean by this is that the max brightness only goes up to 420 nits on the S7+, which on a monitor would be more than fine, but smaller devices needs to be brighter to achieve the same effect. The tab is perfectly ok when using it at night--with little lights on--but during the morning, noon, afternoon, even when I cranked it up to max brightness I still have trouble seeing my screen. It's also much more glossy than my iPad Pro--so that doesn't help, and for reference, the iPad Pro's peak brightness is 600 nits. That's 30% brighter! OLED doesn't mean anything if you can't see the contrast difference Samsung!

    Edit: Forgot about this, but I also found the 120 hertz to be pretty pointless for gaming since you can't hit nor sustain 120 FPS on a tablet with games like pubg etc with the SD 865+. It's only possible for the iPad Pro because it has the A12X. A lot of games also doesn't support 120 FPS to begin with, but it is very smooth and satisfying to scroll through apps.

    Drawing/S-Pen:

    The update to 9ms latency on the S-PEN is very welcomed. I can see and feel the difference, and it's great. I've been drawing for the past 10 years, and have used many wacom tablets; I would say the S-PEN is better than wacom pens (because of the latency), but falls short of the Apple pencil. In terms of pure sketching (not including app support), I would say the S7+ is slightly better than wacom tablets due to its upgraded latency and 120 hertz (since it uses the same pressure sensitivity as wacom), but not as good as the iPad Pro. Here's why:

    The smaller tip on the S-PEN is not necessarily a good thing when it comes to drawing and sketching. People who draw want broader angles (less compact like the smaller tip but more elongated) because you have more angles and freedom for shading and sketching, and is also easier to draw longer lines. Refer to this video. The S-PEN is more like the tri-pod grip but fails when you try to draw lines with the under-hand grip. Whereas the Apple Pencil excels at both, while maintaining the same detail quality as its pointier counterpart.

    The S-PEN also has more line-jitters when you draw, leading to an overall worse experience. App support is also a very important factor. Yes, Android has Artflow and other apps, but they're nowhere near as good as Procreate. Of course wacom is still the best for pro-workflows that heavily rely on app feature set (like animation and Photoshop), but for pure sketching/drawing purposes the iPad Pro is still the best in this regard.

    Software:

    Android on tablet has been getting better over the years, but the reality is it's still not as robust as iPadOS. A lot of pro apps like pro-create, affinity designer, lumafusion, flow, etc simply aren't available on Android. The apps that are available are a step-down compared to its iPadOS counterpart due to lazy optimization, and to add insult to injury, Apple's software support is just much better. You can expect them to support your iPad Pro for a minimum of 5 years and probably more since the A12X is so powerful and future-proof. Although 3 years from Samsung is a good start, it just doesn't make sense to me why someone wouldn't spend more to get a better drawing experience, battery life, SoC, longevity, and app ecosystem (unless you're on a budget of course).

    And as amazing as Dex is (better multi-tasking and files system although I'm not too sure about 6GB ram while in Dex), it can't replace a laptop due the lack of apps--it'll probably be far better if you just bought a laptop at that point, or a 2-in-1 that comes with much better hardware, and windows--like the HP ENVY x360 (Ryzen 4700U) that's actually cheaper, but better in every area. If you're only looking to use the S7+ as a tablet/take notes on the side, then the $850+potential keyboard is way too much for what you're getting especially since you can just get a $300 iPad+Apple pencil for half the price. Or, again, you can just get the HP ENVY x360! If you're an artist who wants a tablet to draw on, then the iPad Pro is simply the better product because of the robust apps and drawing experience I explained before.

    Conclusion:

    As you can see, this puts the 7+ in a very awkward position. The iPad Pro has the better apps and drawing experience for artists and designers; the S7+ can't compete with the base iPad pricing for most people that just wants a tablet, or for school, and too expensive and offers too little to compete with laptops and 2-in-1s. It's definitely cheaper than the iPad Pro that it's targeting, but the things you're giving up (like app ecosystem, brighter/less glossy screen, better processor, battery life, and software support) is not worth it in my opinion.

    What Samsung should've done was made a tablet to compete with the Air. Take out the 120 hertz from the 11" model and switch it with a SD 855 and price it at $400 with a free pen. It would sell like hotcakes. People who want a tablet for media consumption and school (which doesn't rely on app variety since most mainstream media apps are well-optimized) would look at the tab and say "It looks more futurist, comes with a pen that I can take notes with, and is $100 cheaper than the Air? I'm in!"

    However, Samsung is in luck because Apple decided it's Apple and can price its accessories as much as it wants. SO in total, a 12.9" iPad Pro+Apple Pencil 2+Magic Keyboard will cost you $1480!!! In contrast, the same combo with the tab will cost you $400 less at $1080. Now personally I would still pay the $1480 since the Magic keyboard is just so convenient to take off and use from tablet mode to keyboard mode, along with all the other features mentioned before, but I can see how an average consumer will look at both choices and pick the tab over the iPad Pro.

    Or you know, just get an HP ENVY x360 that comes with a freaking RYZEN 4700U at $820 with a free pen... It has all the things someone would want from a tablet—touchscreen, pro apps, great build quality, can take notes and be flipped like a tablet for media, and has way more powerful hardware.

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