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    February 26, 2021

    Android What should I buy Thursday (Feb 25 2021) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

    What should I buy Thursday (Feb 25 2021) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 04:00 AM PST

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    Why are there 7 embedded trackers in LastPass Android?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 05:55 PM PST

    Low-Power Sleep Tracking on Android

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:06 AM PST

    Can we talk about Spotify's Android app for a second ?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:08 AM PST

    I feel like spotify still treats android as an undesired chore they simply have to develop for because of android's user base

    Android is simply lacking all the polishing that ios receives, animations look janky stuttering mess it's been a year since Spotify announced their new UI design for IOS but we are still waiting for it to appear on android

    And it doesn't even have to be like that?? Facebook for example has excellent apps for all their brands on android, instagram and telegram actually even exceeding their ios versions in some department. But for some reason spotify simply had to join the likes of snapchat, apple music and netflix, just doing the bare minimum and basically shitting on their users that pay the same price as people with ios, but receive significantly worse.

    Also This topic is anything but new

    For better visual example take a look at this video's

    IOS App

    Android App

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    Xiaomi unveils Redmi K40 series in China, featuring three compelling devices

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 05:43 AM PST

    Huawei P50 series will be the first to use Sony's 1" IMX800 sensor

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 07:18 AM PST

    OnePlus 7 Pro vs Galaxy S21 Ultra (longish)

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 02:44 PM PST

    I made this switch recently and wanted to share my thoughts for anyone who might be considering it.

    My 7 Pro is very close to my perfect phone. The reasons I decided to upgrade were, in decreasing order of importance:

    • battery life had recently become much worse. I baby the batteries on phones as much as possible, charging to 87% or less unless I'm going to be away from a charger for a long time, never going below 25%, disabling the FB app and accessing it by browser only, etc. This kept my 5t's battery in perfect shape for years, I still had 7+ hours SOT with it when I retired it. Still, over the last couple of months my SOT dropped by 30-40% on my 7 Pro.

    • I've been doing more and more outdoorsy stuff and wanted a better camera

    • I have a lot of microscratches on the screen caused by debit/credit cards in my wallet case. Once I noticed them I took the cards out but it's pretty annoying that plastic cards can scratch Gorilla Glass. There are 3 horizontal lines of microscratches that you can't see on bright content but you can on dark content

    • The phone has gotten a bit stuttery at times. Nothing major but sometimes the notification shade will get stuck in the down position and I have to turn off the screen with the power button and turn it back on to reset it. Or app switching will be a bit laggy. I'm not a power user by any means and I'm not running intensive apps but it definitely feels slower than it did a year ago.

    • I feel like OnePlus phones don't get a lot of or consistent updates

    So, I decided to go with the S21 Ultra as it is very similar to the 7 Pro:

    • almost identical screen size

    • high res + high refresh rate oled

    • in-screen fingerprint sensor

    • all of the above + better cameras, giant battery, s-pen support, the aura of actually owning a true high end phone vs "best bang for the buck" mid-range phone which I've always gone for in the past

    How do they stack up? Things the S21 Ultra does better:

    • the 10x zoom camera is amazing and overall camera performance is just better. Sometimes by a little, sometimes by a lot. With one exception (listed below)

    • screen is better. The 7 Pro screen is very very nice but side by side the Samsung wins. Whites on the 7 Pro are slightly yellow, greys have a bit of brown. To be fair, you'd never notice on its own, only if the two are directly compared.

    • Samsung has a ton of bloat and software but some of it is really useful. One-handed mode is great, side-tray is great, their camera app has so many options as to be almost overwhelming but really gives you the ability to get the most out of the cameras with tons of features.

    • it is definitely faster, even for a non-gamer.

    • big ol' battery that lasts a long time, helped by the variable refresh rate among other things

    • brighter screen in sunlight

    Things that are different but equal between the two:

    • they both feel great in hand, but very different. The OnePlus is more curvy and slippery but the glass back looks and feels amazing. The flatter surfaces on the Samsung also feel great and it's less slippery. I use a case so not a big deal either way.

    • the pop up camera is very nice on the OnePlus to maximize screen space and give you that bit of reassurance re: privacy, the Samsung will face-unlock faster and, while I was skeptical, it's true that you never really notice the tiny camera cutout even while watching videos

    Things the OnePlus 7 Pro does better:

    • I really, really miss the ring / vibrate / silent toggle switch. Most underrated feature on OnePlus phones.

    • Night mode shots are definitively better. Much better detail and sharpness, Samsung's are a blurry mess (but more accurate colors).

    • fingerprint sensor is more reliable on the OnePlus. I do the trick where I train one finger multiple times and the OnePlus is again definitively better. To be fair, I used to have problems with the OnePlus and retrained my print several times but over the last 6 months or so it was flawless, worked as well as one would ever hope for. Maybe I need to keep retraining the Samsung and it will get to that point.

    • faster charging on the OnePlus. I bought the 25 watt charger for the Samsung and it's not as fast as the OnePlus warp charge. This is another feature I really miss.

    Overall, they are very very close. I wanted to try a real flagship and, if only because of the cameras, I would say that the Samsung is the "better" phone. My ideal phone would by a 7 Pro with the Samsung zoom cameras, screen, and battery, and at a price point somewhere between the two devices. Is the Samsung worth 2x the price? I don't think so but it's nice. I'm waiting for the s-pen pro later this year and that will probably help the Samsung's value proposition.

    AMA.

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    Samsung starts rolling out the March security update for the Galaxy S21

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 10:48 AM PST

    BMAX MaxPad i10 Review The $135 4G Android 10 Tablet! [TechTablets]

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 06:11 AM PST

    PSA: One UI 3.1 update doesn’t include Google Discover

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 09:39 AM PST

    I’m baffled that Samsung does so many things better on Android and it’s really ridiculous! What happens now?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:18 AM PST

    I've just seen the Galaxy Tab S7+ in real life and a this person gave me a full demo and I was blown away by what it could do! It has so much features and more, even compared to the iPad. He showed me this Dex mode.

    Just a few weeks ago I saw that Samsung will offer longer support for their devices than Google will for the Pixels.

    What's going on in Android land? I had my eyes set on the Pixel 4a or Pixel 5a as a replacement for my iPhone XS, but after I saw his device I'm doubting again. My last Samsung was the S4 and it was a terrible device. We're 17 generations ahead now and I never expected Samsung to be this leading and competitive.

    What do you guys think will happen, is it safe to bet on Samsung again or are there any rumors on Google stepping up their game? I've had primarily stock Android devices in the past as I've considered them superior, but from what I read nowadays it seems like the tables have turned.

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    Does anybody else miss hamburger menus?

    Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:53 PM PST

    In a lot of circumstances (or at least the way I use apps) it's way more convenient to slide the menu out and link to a different section.

    Case in point, if I've done a series of searches on the Play store, I have to hit Back multiple times to return to the home page or access app updates. The hamburger menu lets me skip right to home.

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