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I have the x4s. Would you say Jaybird sound better than the Samsung? This is my suspicion but I've been looking forward to trying the Samsung's. Then this virus hit and I've heard not a peep. Mine still says sent for fulfilment.
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I have the x4s. Would you say Jaybird sound better than the Samsung? This is my suspicion but I've been looking forward to trying the Samsung's. Then this virus hit and I've heard not a peep. Mine still says sent for fulfilment.
Thanks. Reviews for those sennheisers look very impressive
Now my S20+ has gone back to Samsung, can anyone recommend an alternative Android phone with a half-decent and more natural camera? I'm looking for something that applies minimal processing to the images (no sharpening, contrast, saturation, smoothing your dog's face, or any other photo murdering techniques that the frankly awful S20+ employed).
Tempted to get an S10 on the cheap but I imagine that, given my S8+ is just about within my tolerance zone for 'enhancing' the camera images, the S10 is probably somewhere half way between the S8 and the S20.
Tempted to get an S10 on the cheap but I imagine that, given my S8+ is just about within my tolerance zone for 'enhancing' the camera images, the S10 is probably somewhere half way between the S8 and the S20.
Not sure what the Note 10 is like but there's one going cheap in the sales forum?
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Im going to be looking at the oppo find x2 or the OP8 when that comes out.
I think im going to pass on the S20.
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all of them will, download a different camera app and it will do different processing or go pro mode.
This totally depends on what you want from your phone ASIDE from the camera part of it. The Pixel 4/XL are widely-regarded as the best Android camera phones, but the devices themselves are lacking in areas where the S20 (and other phones) are strong.
OnePlus might pull something out of the hat with their 8 series phones, due in two weeks. They're generally seen to be lagging behind the very best in the camera department, but they're working on it and updating their hardware with the new phones.
Other than that, the iPhone 12 is likely to bring 120hz screens, along with a SoC that will completely dominate the SD 865 and the cameras are likely to be at least as good as anything on Android.
Pro mode is a solution but as I've said before I (and I guess most) want a phone to quickly 'point and shoot' for decent results. That is not possible with the S20.
I'll stay on the lookout for the OnePlus.
Given Apple generally have high standards I'd be surprised if their phones suffered all the same image processing nonsense . However, I just know with this being their first foray into 5G, they will slap an even more obscene price tag on it. I believe they'll still do this despite the fact a huge portion of their fans and consumers generally will be financially squeezed following COVID-19.
Absolutely they will!
Bear in mind you just spent a thousand quid on an S20+ (less whatever cashback you might have got) which isn't a world away from the current top-spec iphones. The 12 Pro or Max will probably end up with 128Gb base storage this year (since Apple doubled the storage on all their laptops and computers recently) and probably +£100 on the price tag.
The only feature that I miss is the 120hz screen. That was honestly really nice - If I could tap my S8+ with a magic wand and it gained a 120hz screen (and maybe a bit of extra horsepower for the performance) it would probably be everything I need. Even when you compared them side by side the actual brightness, contrast and quality of the S20+ screen wasn't night and day better. So if Apple release a cheaper iPhone with a high refresh rate I could be tempted and I'm watching the One Plus carefully. If they release the new one with the correct price tag (and the camera isn't awful) then I'll be very tempted indeed.
I briefly had a OP7T Pro (I sent it back for various reasons unrelated to its performance. It was a great phone) and thought it took good photos. Images shot under interior lighting were clearly better than those taken on my Note.
Anyway, I evidently have different preferences to you, so don't go by my opinion on phone cameras
Anyway, I evidently have different preferences to you, so don't go by my opinion on phone cameras
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This is exactly why overall user experience by balancing the hardware requirements and user needs is better than simply throwing the kitchen sink in a phone.
Who was asking for a 108mp sensor in a phone? Who was asking for a 100X space zoom with completely unusable results? Sticking such a large resolution sensor into a device that limits the physical sensor size was just a ridiculous decision by Samsung.
I really want to like One Plus as they're probably closest to a Pixel from a software point of view but their computational photography just isn't as good as the Pixel or Huawei Pxx series.
Who was asking for a 108mp sensor in a phone? Who was asking for a 100X space zoom with completely unusable results? Sticking such a large resolution sensor into a device that limits the physical sensor size was just a ridiculous decision by Samsung.
I really want to like One Plus as they're probably closest to a Pixel from a software point of view but their computational photography just isn't as good as the Pixel or Huawei Pxx series.
The camera hardware got Samsung a massive amount of exposure leading up to the phone's release. Every single tech site and review channel was practically swooning with joy and fawning about the S20 Ultra camera. I bet Samsung shifted a huge chunk of their S20 Ultra stock on the basis of advance coverage alone.
fyi - looks like S20 contract deal prices are crashing.
MPD has an o2 offer for 29.25 pm after cashback which works out to about 457 for the phone before any trade-in discounts. With my note 9 tradein it would work out to about 200 for s20 5g over 24 months.
The deals are probably going to get even better soon but just incase anyone wanted one now...
MPD has an o2 offer for 29.25 pm after cashback which works out to about 457 for the phone before any trade-in discounts. With my note 9 tradein it would work out to about 200 for s20 5g over 24 months.
The deals are probably going to get even better soon but just incase anyone wanted one now...
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Someone posted in the Note10 thread that disabling app optimisation for com.samsung.android.biometric made the fingerprint scanner a lot faster, I've tried it on my S20 Ultra and it seems to work!
https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote...ease_fingerprint_reader_speed_by_turning_off/
https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote...ease_fingerprint_reader_speed_by_turning_off/
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Thank you for that but from what i have read on that forum its more for the snapdragon vers. tbh on my ultra i do not really see a problem its instant for me
Samsung has a pretty crazy 50% buy back offer on the S20 in the US... https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/g...s&affiliateid=78888&clicktimestamp=1585813494
If they had that here I'd pounce.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/...if-you-return-your-galaxy-s20-within-2-years/
If they had that here I'd pounce.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/...if-you-return-your-galaxy-s20-within-2-years/
I don't have the Samsung buds but from the reviews I've seen I have no doubt the Vista's will sound better.