I quite enjoyed reading their in-depth tech coverage. Especially, in the early days when theyvcovered smartphones. There won’t be a 2nd anandtech in history for a long time to come.
They should release their articles as a torrent to conserve the long history of anandtech.
As someone who did not. What is it referencing here?
Edit: Thanks for the replies. The video was funny, lol.
16GB of RAM sounded too good to be true. Granted 13GB is nothing for sneeze at still. Hopefully, they can provide an option to toggle it off. Sounds wasteful for people who would use it once a while.
So here’s what went down. We tested the water resistance, first in terms of immersion and then its ability to withstand water pressure. Then, we put it in a washing machine to verify a claim by Honor that it can survive something like this with no issue. Turns out, it was true. Sadly we didn’t have a hydraulic press handy to verify the other in-house test by the marker.
We then froze the Magic V3 inside a block of ice, to test its ability to withstand temperature extremes. The phone passed all of these tests with flying colors. We tried to scratch the folding screen’s applied plastic protector, and, well it did scratch, very easily, with fingernails only. It was just the replaceable protector, though, so not as bad as it sounds.
The Magic V3’s hinge probably got the worst treatment. We made it carry a 5kg weight, and it didn’t budge. We then used the phone as a hammer, denting it a little bit - but not impacting the normal operation. And finally we did some drop tests and we’re not going to spoil these for you - make sure you watch the video until the end to see the results.
Yeah, why not. You can see the price list for screens on samsung au website here: https://www.samsung.com/au/support/mobile-devices/galaxy-watch-screen-replacement-pricing/ Other regions should have similar prices
Yeah, but I wasn’t aware about this. I assumed they would be slightly hard to repair but not throw in the bin hard to repair.
Your whole existence revolves around peddling ads before people can watch the ads they want.
Ah, what. Who wants or likes to watch ads at all?
The logo guidelines of the Wireless Power Consortium state that products that do not have magnets must still be marketed with the old Qi logo. So if you want to buy a Qi2 product with support for magnetic accessories, you only need to look out for the Qi2 logo. In practice, it may not always be quite so simple.
. According to this table, the logo originally intended for Qi2 designates products that do not support magnets, while the same logo framed by a circle was intended to denote the Magnetic Power Profile.
Since this logo (Qi2 in a circle) has been used rather sporadically in the past, a Notebookcheck editor spoke to one of the companies responsible at CES. Accordingly, it is an outdated logo that will no longer be used. This can be seen in the HMD Skyline, the first Android smartphone with support for Qi2, including Magnetic Power Profile, which is marketed with the Qi2 logo without the circle.
HMD Skyline supports QI2 with magnets but uses the logo without the circle. So, basically anything marketed with QI2 may or may not support magnetic attachment like magsafe.
You would need to confirm by checking the product database or reviews to know if the smartphone or accessory actually supports Magnetic Power Profile QI2
For all the sustainability push and saving the planet green talk. They like other manufacturers were quick to remove the charger from the box.
But, now nothing. Replace or throw the Pixel watch in the bin if broken.
27T Pro is a well-equipped smartphone. 5G support is on board thanks to the installed MediaTek Dimensity 6300. The RAM measures 12 GB and the internal storage 256 GB, of which the latter can be expanded with a microSD card, even when used with two SIM cards. A standout feature in particular is the battery, which, at 10,600 mAh, is very large. The smartphone can be charged wirelessly with 30 watts. Other devices such as headphones can also be charged by the Armor 27T Pro itself via reverse wireless charging
Being a rugged smartphone, it is naturally very thick at 18.5 millimeters and weighs an impressive 411 grams. The heavy weight is of course due to the robust design, with the manufacturer claiming compliance with the IP68, IP69K and MIL-STD-810H standards. Moreover, a night vision camera is on board and IR images can also be taken, so thermal bridges or heat build-up, for example, can be detected.
Looks Interesting. Almost twice as heavy and twice as thick as my current phone.
Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Mobile Platform, the company’s latest 4nm mid-range SoC with built-in on-device AI features with support for LLMs including Baichuan-7B, Llama 2 at 1B parameters and others as the successor to last year’s Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 that powers several phones including the latest realme 13 pro series.
The Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 promises nearly 20% better performance and 45% power savings, compared to the predecessor. The new Qualcomm
Adreno GPU promises up to 40% performance improvement. With the on-device AI, the Qualcomm AI Engine promises over 30% better AI performance compared to the 7s Gen 2.
The low performance upgrade would’ve been fine. But, even the AI performance is just 30% better. This Soc is Average at best. One redeeming quality is 45% power saving. But, considering how weak the 7s gen 2 already was, this is Average.
2 OS updates and 3 years of security patches alongside average power consumption, and average materials. It received 52% sustainability score.
All in all. This is a poor man’s Fairphone.
I know. I mentioned that bit as many people would be more familiar with vegan leather wording and would’ve assumed this was a different leather type.
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This was probably the translation. But, they mean Vegan leather when they say fake leather.
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Zoom enhance not only increases the resolution of a picture it also zoomes in the picture making it neat. The feature requires powerful hardware and according to the article only available on Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and 9 Pro Fold.
Pixel 9, Pixel 8, Pixel 8a are not included. So, if you care about this picture do not get these pixels.
A good alternative if you just want to enhance the resolution of a picture is SuperImage on Playstore. There’s a version on fdroid but it’s outdated.
Google is shutting down the program due to its improved security measures
In its email, Google states that it is closing down the program because of the “overall increase in the Android OS security posture and feature hardening efforts.” This has led to researchers submitting fewer vulnerabilities than before.
In its last annual report, Google claims to have stopped 2.28 million privacy-violating apps and banned 333,000 malicious developer accounts. Last year, it also announced major improvements to Google Play Protect, including real-time scanning for Android malware. More recently, it bolstered the Play Integrity API with in-app signals to prevent fraudulent activities.
These improvements are evidently working and have led to fewer vulnerabilities being discovered in Android apps and the ecosystem.
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According to the below two articles. It’s 1-5 meters in optimal conditions. And some of it may require additional hardware for tracking.
https://www.u-blox.com/en/technologies/bluetooth-indoor-positioning
https://www.inpixon.com/technology/standards/bluetooth-low-energy