**** The Official Chinese Phones Thread ****

[TheFifeFlyer]

How do you lock/turn off the screen on the F3? On my Mi8 I just press the power button on the side and the screen turns off/locks and to wake I just press it again and enter passcode or touch the finger sensor on the back.

On the F3 it says to double tap the home screen but absolutely nowt happens.

It's no wonder I keep phones for years and years because every time I get a new one they make it difficult. I don't like all this App launcher business either. I like my Apps on the main screen.

Double tap works for me as does pressing the power button.

 

[silverblack]

How do you lock/turn off the screen on the F3? On my Mi8 I just press the power button on the side and the screen turns off/locks and to wake I just press it again and enter passcode or touch the finger sensor on the back.

On the F3 it says to double tap the home screen but absolutely nowt happens.

It's no wonder I keep phones for years and years because every time I get a new one they make it difficult. I don't like all this App launcher business either. I like my Apps on the main screen.

If your using poco launcher you can select double tap any part of the homescreen to lock the phone.Home Screen/double Tap.

 

[Kelt]

How do you lock/turn off the screen on the F3? On my Mi8 I just press the power button on the side and the screen turns off/locks and to wake I just press it again and enter passcode or touch the finger sensor on the back.

On the F3 it says to double tap the home screen but absolutely nowt happens.

It's no wonder I keep phones for years and years because every time I get a new one they make it difficult. I don't like all this App launcher business either. I like my Apps on the main screen.

I just press the power button to switch off.

 

[LeeUK]

Ah got the power button to work now, it was the crappy bulky case I bought was stopping me from pressing it correctly. Still nowt happens when I double tap a blank part of the screen though.

Still don't like how all the apps are on a slide up screen from the bottom. Much prefer my apps on the home screens and grouped together in folders. I know I can manually do this, but they are still all clumped together in the app draw/slide up screen thing too.

 

[LeeUK]

Edit: Wrong forum, was meant for takeaway discount thread in GD.

 

[kakarott]

Edit: Wrong forum, was meant for takeaway discount thread in GD.

Do you have a link to this thread?

 

[LeeUK]

Do you have a link to this thread?

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/the-official-takeaway-voucher-code-thread.18815768/page-49

 

[marcjacobs589]

I use 2 phones. One is Apple and the other is Xiaomi. In fact, all phones are made in China. Lol. I noticed that my Xiaomi phone does not drain as quickly as Apple

 

[BananaDunka]

My review of the Redmagic 7 will go live from the 22nd on Neowin, keep a lookout! I am rather impressed with it really. The cameras not so much but... the rest as a package is rather great. Snapdragon 8 gen 1, so S22 Ultra matching and in some cases beating performance.

 

[Moothead2]

F3 still the best bang for your buck around £200?

 

[Dazstoke]

Ah got the power button to work now, it was the crappy bulky case I bought was stopping me from pressing it correctly. Still nowt happens when I double tap a blank part of the screen though.

Still don't like how all the apps are on a slide up screen from the bottom. Much prefer my apps on the home screens and grouped together in folders. I know I can manually do this, but they are still all clumped together in the app draw/slide up screen thing too.

Use a different launcher then.
Nova is highly customisable

 

[BananaDunka]

Redmagic 7 review is now up: https://www.neowin.net/news/review-...en-1-powered-redmagic-7-gaming-phone-is-here/

 

[kona786]

Screen zoom can be changed manually via dev options.

 

[BananaDunka]

Screen zoom can be changed manually via dev options.

The dpi setting? The default is 360, so upped it to 384 which seems to have made things quite a bit better. Will mention this ta!

 

[kona786]

Yes. It comes in very handy.

 

[stooeh]

8GB/256GB F3 is 250 atm, worth a pop at that price surely? got an aging snapdragon 835 device with no 5G support...

 

[A2Z]

Only one week till the Find X5 Pro pre orders open on the 10th. Anyone else looking to order? Very happy I cancelled my S22U order as this just seems to be a much better choice, for me personally anyway, everything the S22U is missing.

https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/oppo/1415533/oppo-find-x5-pro-review

I know it's just video loop play but the battery life seems to even beat the iP13PM...

 

[doodah]

8GB/256GB F3 is 250 atm, worth a pop at that price surely? got an aging snapdragon 835 device with no 5G support...

120Hz screen bright AMOLED screen, decent SoC - hell yeah. Camera is decent in great light, just falls apart in most other situations . Happy with mine though doubt it will last 3 years like my previous Note9.

 

[Soulja]

Only one week till the Find X5 Pro pre orders open on the 10th. Anyone else looking to order? Very happy I cancelled my S22U order as this just seems to be a much better choice, for me personally anyway, everything the S22U is missing.

https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/oppo/1415533/oppo-find-x5-pro-review

I know it's just video loop play but the battery life seems to even beat the iP13PM...

I like the look of it, but i don't like the price

 

[A2Z]

I like the look of it, but i don't like the price

You are right, £1049 is pretty steep.

Looks like the Realme GT 2 Pro is the next best thing. Launches in 2 days, March 8th, and will be the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 launching in Europe. Apparently the one week long 'early bird' price is going to be only £599 for the 12/256GB version. Will do a bit more research and see which one is the better option. The X5 Pro looks so good though, aesthetically as well.