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    Android Moronic Monday (Nov 02 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!

    Moronic Monday (Nov 02 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!

    Posted: 02 Nov 2020 03:15 AM PST

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    Pixel 5 vs Note 20 Ultra

    Posted: 01 Nov 2020 07:56 PM PST

    I've had the Note 20 Ultra for 2 months but wanted to give the pixel a try. The note is an amazing piece of hardware and the best spec sheet you can find on a phone, however it still leaves something to be desired, for me it was the camera. While the camera can take incredible pictures, it still struggles with low light and keeping detail in subject photography. Pixel 5 shot of my dog. Note 20 Ultra. These pictures were taken under the same lighting on auto, but the note smoothed out my dog so much, beauty mode is off. The pixel also takes better portrait mode shots, both of people and non-human subjects. Pixel 5 Note 20 Ultra The Note struggles with the background for some reason. I just got the pixel set up a few hours ago so I haven't had time to test everything, but so far here are my thoughts;

    Both phones have great hand feel, however the size of the note is a downside to a lot of people. Pixel 5 is easily a one handed device. I prefer bigger phones and find the pixel a little too small and light, feels almost like a toy.

    Note 20 Ultra has much better haptics, tighter, punchier, quieter. I actually had to turn off haptic feedback on G Board on the pixel.

    Screen quality actually seems better on the pixel, my note always has a greenish hue regardless of which color mode I'm on or if I adjust the RGB sliders.

    Speakers, Note 20 Ultra is better since the pixel sounds hollow, but nothing too offensive to me since the most I do with phone audio is watch YouTube.

    Both phones are very quick, I use my phone for social media and the camera and there is no difference for me in opening apps, navigating apps, etc. Also very little difference in picture processing speed despite the pixel having a lower tiered CPU.

    All in all, both are great devices but I'm leaning more towards the pixel so far because of the camera. We'll see how the next few days of testing go. Feel free to ask any questions about either device.

    Edit: some additional pictures, will post more as the day goes on.

    Pixel 5 Note 20 Ultra

    Pixel 5 Note 20 Ultra

    Pixel 5 Note 20 Ultra

    Pixel 5 Note 20 Ultra

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    2 days of using the Samsung Galaxy M51

    Posted: 01 Nov 2020 03:16 AM PST

    So I live in the Netherlands and the last we heard of the Galaxy M51 was in an XDA review about it that was linked in a thread here.

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    The title is not misleading because I have had it for 2 days now but the last charge is from after that a bit.

    I am on T-Mobile here and coverage is pretty good overall for context.

    So I came from a Moto G8 Power (in the US just called Moto G Power) and was constantly on the edge of buying or not buying this device, in the end I am glad I did.

    Gsam battery monitor doesn't show it yet but it appears to outdo the Moto G8 Power in battery life so far, which you would think is a given seeing the 2000mah uptick and newer SoC that's made on 8nm instead of 11nm on the G8 Power's SnapDragon 665.

    Build quality

    So the phone is made from 'glasstic' first of all, which honestly I prefer for durability purposes but feels kinda bad with haptic feedback. Not that it matters because I put a Spigen case on it. It's basically a glossy plastic material.

    I had a Galaxy Note 9 once and I do miss the sturdiness of it's glass and metal frame, but can't have everything.

    The phone is surprisingly light at 213 grams and feels nice to hold (well as far as a huge phone is nice to hold with 1 hand). The volume rocker is on the right side above the power button/fingerprint scanner combo.

    On the bottom left side there is a headphone jack (woohoo)

    Bottom right is for a speaker grille and in the bottom middle there is a USB-C port, nothing special here.

    On the back there is a camera island on the left side of the phone but it is actually recessed in there so it isn't sticking out.

    Screen

    One of the main reasons I bought this phone is because I wanted to go back to an AMOLED screen.

    I can say I am very pleased with the SAMOLED screen they put in. Sure colours are mostly less 'natural' but that doesn't really matter to me when the blacks are actually this black (YouTube Vanced in Black theme anyone?) and all other colours are popping or otherwise vibrant.

    It is still a 60hz screen but that doesn't stop this party for me.

    Sound

    From earpieces or headphones the sound is fine and it's all good, nothing to complain about.

    But from the bottom firing speaker the sound quality is pretty bad, it surely is serviceable but I would have expected a bit better quality at least, loudness is fine but also nothing special. The Moto G8 Power beats it here for sure. (maybe there are settings that I haven't checked yet that would improve this but I'd have to check)

    Haptic feedback

    Pretty bad. Sure it vibrates and everything and it does it fine but it feels a but gnarly, feels like a cheap-ish motor. I can live with it though.

    Performance

    Absolutely wonderful. They put a Snapdragon 730G in this phone and together with a somewhat stripped down OneUI it does the job wonderfully.

    I have had no lag during day to day operations and honestly don't expect to. I don't see how quite honestly. I don't game on my phone but benchmarks online say the same about that too, you can't go wrong with this SoC.

    Battery

    Probably the main attraction, the screenshots from the battery settings menu are on 1 charge, Gsam will say the same (it hasn't adjusted to the full capabilities of this device's battery yet).

    I am very confident in saying that the vast majority of people will be able to use this phone for at least 2 days and most likely even 3.

    https://imgur.com/a/WNP58EF

    https://imgur.com/a/tdeyFqG

    https://imgur.com/a/dAoL4gY

    This is on mixed wifi and 4G usage, mostly 4g I'd say. Adaptive screen brightness and bluelight filter at night. (also filter is on while the photo is taken so that's why the hue is off)

    Camera

    I am really not a photographer of any kind but the pictures look good to me. I will update this section with actual photos later on, but supposedly this phone has a working Gcam version I found out through XDA forums.

    edit: I made a comparison for nightmode vs it's normal mode in a mostly dark room (only pc screens were lit up) https://imgur.com/a/VQQl8Tt

    Fingerprint scanner

    The fingerprint scanner on this phone is also the power button. I never would have thought that I would like it so much but I do, it's the perfect position for when you want to unlock the phone most of the time, for right handed people at least.

    Storage

    It has 128GB which I am very fine with, also expandable via MicroSD card. 6GB of RAM.

    Availability

    Pretty sure it is only available in select markets, say India and some European countries like Germany and the Netherlands.

    Extra info

    This phone comes with a USB-C to USB-C wire and in fact allows you to charge other devices from the phone itself.

    The OneUI version is OneUI core 2.1 and it is missing some Samsung features, which for me is no problem at all because I never used these features to begin with. If you need specifics I really don't have those, because again I never used them.

    Phone is running Android 10.

    The phone comes with wired in-ear earbuds.

    It is available in black or white.

    Can be a fingerprint magnet due to glossy plastic.

    Has a camera hole punch in the center.

    Screen is 6.67 inches so be warned this phone is a chonky boi yet slimmer than you'd think.

    Has FM radio too.

    Also I think I finally, finally, after 3/4 years, found a phone that can really go toe-to-toe with the legendary Lenovo P2's battery life without sacrificing anything and in fact improving.

    Would be happy to answer any questions

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    New gesture to go full screen in YouTube app?

    Posted: 01 Nov 2020 12:01 PM PST

    Was trying to clear some dust off my screen and accidentally swiped up on a video while in the regular player; the video kinda zoomed up and took me into full screen. Was this added with the swipe-down gesture to exit full screen?

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    Ice universe on Twitter: Samsung Exynos1080 will be released in Shanghai, China on November 12. This is the first time Samsung has held a conference for the processor, which means that Samsung has begun to pay attention.

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    I am returning my iPhone 12 and getting a Pixel 5

    Posted: 01 Nov 2020 01:50 PM PST

    Keep in mind that I used to have the pixel 3A prior to my iPhone 12. So all my comparisons are based on that. I will be purchasing the Pixel 5. Before I begin, one thing that I will miss is the super high-quality haptic feedback motor. I've heard the one on the pixel 5 is of a lower quality intentionally to keep the phone at a lower price point. The one on the iPhone 12 is buttery smooth.

    • Ignoring the issues with Face ID and my facemask (yes, i tried the half covered face while setting up face ID several times, it never worked) My phone doesn't recognize me in the morning when I'm laying down in bed. No matter what angle I hold my phone at, it just doesn't register my face. I've even tried setting up the alternate appearance while I was laying down in bed, but it didn't help. I normally wear glasses, and every now and then putting my glasses on while I'm still in bed will help Face ID recognize me, but that can't seriously be a limitation that I'm supposed to work around. What if I wear contacts every other day?

    • My Wi-Fi and cell service are significantly worse on my iPhone. I even had to turn off 5G a week into owning the iPhone because of how bad it was where I lived. The 4G LTE is slightly better but definitely not as good as the 4G LTE I used to have on my pixel 3a. Rooms in my house where are used to get Wi-Fi service without any hiccups are now unusable on my iPhone.

    • The iOS widgets are such a step down from the ones I used to have on android. I understand that iPhone just released their widgets, but they should've at least been as functional or usable as the ones on android. My biggest example is the calendar widgets. While they are scrollable on my android meaning that I can view my agenda for the days ahead, the iOS ones are not useful unless I pick the biggest size, taking up the majority of my screen. Additionally, why can't I get my iOS reminders to show up on my iCal? Additionally the reminders widget only shows me my next upcoming reminder (again, unless i pick the huge size), why not show me more? Let me scroll, dammit!

    • I can't believe that iOS doesn't provide a numbers bar on the main face of the keyboard. Or at least do the flicking thing that iPads let us do to use numbers and punctuation without having to switch keyboard faces. This has been a staple in android for years.

    • Setting up reminders using voice has been a nightmare. Mainly when I set a reminder past midnight and Siri asks me what I meant by "tomorrow" and gives me two options. I've tried responding with things like "the first one" or "the 31st". In the first case, it's simply ignored me and picked the second day down the list, and in the second case, it somehow decided to set up a location-based reminder for when I reached some 31st street. Oh, and it set the reminder for the wrong day on top of all that.

    • Sometimes, my finger just doesn't register with the screen? I'd be trying to click a button and it would take me 2 to 3 tries to actually have the iPhone realize what I'm trying to do. I've never noticed such a inaccuracies in touch sensitivity when I had my pixel.

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    Sunday Rant/Rage (Nov 01 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    Posted: 01 Nov 2020 03:13 AM PST

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    • Your device.

    • Your carrier.

    • Your device's manufacturer.

    • An app

    • Any other company

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    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.

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