Blaze

Blaze, 5 months ago

A few of my friends had HTC in 2008, those were cool devices

Blaze, 5 months ago

It happened 6 years ago day-to-day, just guessed it could remind some people about their HTC memories

Blaze, 5 months ago

No worries, I should have done it when I posted, but I thought the 6 years ago was a part of the title.

Blaze, 5 months ago

You bring a good point. I’m curious about what a “more open” iOS could give in terms of experience. Could be a real blow to Samsung

Blaze, 5 months ago

Definitely. The battery life and stuttering issues on Pixels devices are not up to the standards of their price range. Samsung is a bit better, but when you compare it to iPhones, those just seem more “polished”?

Blaze, 5 months ago

So after this, you’ll have to pay?

Blaze, 5 months ago

For people using LineageOS, is the stuttering there too?

Blaze, 5 months ago

Based on the other thread, I don’t think a lot of people are excited.

Blaze, 5 months ago

Because Samsung considers that Europeans are going to buy it anyway. They have to be more competitive in the US where they face Apple.

Blaze, 5 months ago

66% vs 41%:

• gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/europe
• gs.statcounter.com/…/north-america

Blaze, 5 months ago

Personally, the main interest I have in this thing is how much lower it will put the S23 price.

Blaze, 5 months ago

We could have a bingo

Blaze, 5 months ago

Interesting!

How is your custom ROM working with banking apps?

Blaze, 5 months ago

I did some research, apparently some can out of the box, for some others you need Magisk. The better way is apparently to use GrapheneOS on a Pixel as you can relock your bootloader?

Blaze, 5 months ago

The Note 4 from 2014 has a higher resolution Display than the S24 and if you go by Pixels per Inch it even beats the S24 Ultra!

TIL, that’s crazy

Blaze, 5 months ago

Thanks!

Blaze, 5 months ago

It’s wild to me too.

The strangest thing was when I learned that teenagers bully the ones who have Android because they mess up with the iMessage chats. So weird.

Blaze, 5 months ago

Probably this? www.unihertz.com/products/jelly-star?variant=4399…

Blaze, 5 months ago

Good analysis, thanks!

(myself included as of 2 weeks ago)

Which phone did you get, if I may ask? A Pixel?

Blaze, 5 months ago

Thanks! I’m still on the edge between S23 and Pixel 8, always good to hear feedback!

Blaze, 5 months ago

Snapdragon would probably overkill for the size of the device ha ha

Blaze, 5 months ago

Sounds nice! From the feedback I read, Samsung S and Pixels are solid phones nowadays, at the end of the day it is up to personal preference

Blaze, 5 months ago

That’s crazy

Blaze, 5 months ago

I live in Europe, and I’ve heard this kind of comments in Apple-only families too. Someone I know got an iPhone to be able to access the family chat.

When, he then discovered that iOS wasn’t for him, and then got a Pixel again, but still.

Blaze, 5 months ago

Interesting, thanks

Blaze, 5 months ago

From another thread there seems to be animation/gestures issues if you use a third party launcher

discuss.tchncs.de/post/9337804

Blaze, 5 months ago

I’m a bit torn on this. I’m not a Samsung fan by any mean, but the hardware issues with the different Pixels (reception, overheating, etc.) and the Tensor ships vs Snapdragon make me reluctant to get one.

S23 especially seems like a solid device, with better battery than S22, “compact” size and good chipset. Also not the biggest fan of supporting Google while they clearly lack vision on what they are doing with most of their products.

GrapheneOS might be an option but I would prefer not having to tinker with the OS of a several hundreds euros phone.

Seems like there is no ideal solution.

Blaze, 5 months ago

Interesting, I read so much negative feedback about the Pixel 6 and 7 hardware that it really stuck with me. Also I’m not in the US so I wouldn’t benefit from a lot of Pixel unique features.

By the way, is it true you can’t remove the search bar from the Pixel launcher?

…google.com/…/is-there-any-way-to-remove-the-goog…

And yes, I know that buying Samsung indirectly supports Google, but it seems like a potential better deal to get a slightly better phone.

Blaze, 5 months ago

If I may, what is your current phone? Finding one that fits the bill isn’t an easy task nowadays

Blaze, 5 months ago

Thank you for your feedback!

Blaze, 5 months ago

Reading another thread, it seems you can’t even move the search bar on Pixel Launcher?

discuss.tchncs.de/post/9337804

That’s what I meant with no ideal solution, each has its cons

Blaze, 5 months ago

Damn, there is really no winner…

Google’s Tensor chips are prone to overheating, and the Pixel 8’s chip is no different. While we noted in our review that the Tensor G3 is better at managing temperature than its predecessors, you may notice the phone getting warm in your hand.

androidpolice.com/google-pixel-8-problems-how-to-…

Blaze, 5 months ago

With Exynos for Europe, I’m not so sure the only issue is the size