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    Android Help Saturday APPreciation (Oct 03 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

    October 03, 2020

    Android Help Saturday APPreciation (Oct 03 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

    Saturday APPreciation (Oct 03 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

    Posted: 03 Oct 2020 04:11 AM PDT

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    This weekly Saturday thread is for:
    * App promotion,
    * App praise/sharing

    Rules:

    1) If you are a developer, you may promote your own app ONLY under the bolded, distinguished moderator comment. Users: if you think someone is trying to bypass this rule by promoting their app in the general thread, click the report button so we can take a look!

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    Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:26 PM PDT

    From the YouTube comments section of Three UK's hands-on previous of the Pixel 5 here.

    Image of the comment.

    For anyone not aware, Three is a network operator in the UK.

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    Galaxy A51 5G - my review after owning it for about a month

    Posted: 03 Oct 2020 10:02 AM PDT

    I got this phone about one month ago from Best Buy for $250 unlocked (instead of $500) and it's been pretty great. I was originally going for the regular A51, but it would've also cost $250, so I got the A51 5G instead. I can't use 5G yet, but I have used the rest of the phone. Here is my experience:

    Design: It looks and feels really nice. The back is plastic, which I actually prefer over glass, mainly because durability. I don't have a case on the phone because I feel more confident with the plastic back. Of course, if the phone was $1000 and had a plastic back, I'd wouldn't be too happy. I really like the pattern on the back, and it has this cool rainbow effect depending on how the light hits it. The sides are metal, and it has that cold feeling when you pick the phone up after not using it for a while, which was something I missed from my old HTC One M8. Overall, it looks and feels more premium than it is.

    Display: Probably the best part of this phone for me. I was used to a 720p display on my Moto G7 Power, and I thought that display was great. The A51 5G's display makes the G7 Power's display look terrible. It's 1080p, so it isn't the highest resolution, but it's definitely better than 720p. It is only 60hz. I do wish it was maybe 90hz or higher, but I wouldn't expect that from a phone like this. The only reason I want a higher refresh rate is because my monitors are 144hz and I'm spoiled by them. Either way, it's super crisp and clear and the colors are insanely good. Also, the bezels are basically non-existent and the centered hole punch is really easy to forget about. It's probably the best display I've ever had on a phone.

    Performance: It's great. It's way faster than the Moto G7 Power. It is not a Snapdragon though. It has an Exynos processor. I haven't noticed any issues with it. If we want to talk about benchmark scores, it seems to be between a Snapdragon 845 and 855. Single core is closer to a Snapdragon Galaxy S10 and multi core is closer to a Snapdragon Galaxy S9. I wouldn't consider myself a power user, as most of my time on my phone is spent watching YouTube, texting, or just browsing the web, but I can still feel the difference between this and my Moto G7 Power. Having 6GB of RAM instead of the 3GB on the G7 Power is a huge upgrade for me. When I am using multiple apps, they never close on me. On the G7 Power, I could only use 2 apps at once basically.

    Storage: The G7 Power had 32GB of storage, which I would say is still enough for me because it does have a microSD card slot which I use for my music collection. The A51 5G has 128GB while also having a microSD card slot. As of right now, I have only used up 34.7GB out of the 128GB. Again, my music collection is on my microSD card, and I use Google Photos to back up my pictures and videos to the cloud, so storage isn't the biggest deal for me. However, having 128GB gives me peace of mind because I know that no matter how hard I try, I will never be able to fill it up.

    Battery: This is one problem I have with the phone. It's not a huge problem, it does last through a day with moderate usage, or 2 days with lighter usage. The problem is that the battery seems to drain in sleep mode. It sheds over 10% overnight, and I have the always on display turned off. However, it does charge pretty quick, so that's a plus. It was definitely frustrating at first, especially coming from the Moto G7 Power, but over time I got used to it. No wireless charging, which isn't a big deal because I don't have wireless chargers.

    Camera: It has 4 of them. Well, 3 usable cameras and a depth sensor. Nothing really to complain about. They work fine, pictures and videos look great. I'm not someone who takes a ton of pictures, but having an ultrawide camera has been useful sometimes. The macro lens is pretty pointless. That's really all I can say. I guess if you're someone who takes a ton of photos, this camera is fine. Probably could be better with gcam, but I don't care enough to install it.

    Misc: It has NFC, which my Moto G7 Power did not. I think it might have MST also, because if I turn off NFC in settings, it still lets me use Samsung Pay and tells me to hold the phone up to the reader, although that could mean nothing. I haven't had the opportunity to test that out in a store. The fingerprint reader is very good for being under the display. It's optical, not ultrasonic. I'd say it probably has around a 95% success rate. It also has face unlock, which works in complete darkness somehow. It only has one bottom speaker, and it's pretty okay. It's not super loud, but it gets the job done. I really wish it had dual speakers, or at least one front facing speaker, like the Moto G7 Power. However, it does have a headphone jack, which I would say is pretty important to me. Even though I do have wireless earbuds, I still prefer using my wired earbuds. Samsung's One UI is great. It is very well designed and is probably the best looking version of Android, even better looking than the stock/Pixel experience. However, I have noticed ads in apps like Samsung Pay and Samsung Weather. They aren't obtrusive, though. The Galaxy Store has tried to push notification ads to me, but I just turned off notifications for it. I wish I could uninstall all the Samsung apps that are preloaded. Apps like AR Zone, Bixby, Samsung Calendar, Galaxy Store, Game Launcher, Samsung Internet, Samsung Messages, My Files, Reminder, and Samsung Tips. I mostly just use Google apps like Gmail, Chrome, Calendar, and Messages or third party apps like Solid Explorer for file management. It also came with Facebook, Spotify, and Netflix, which I was able to uninstall. Samsung has promised 3 years of updates for this phone as well. Probably not very fast, but at least it will be getting updated. I don't think it will take as long as the Moto G7 Power takes to receive updates. I just got the Android 10 update for the G7 Power 2 weeks ago, and that's probably the only major update it will get. The A51 5G will get Android 11, 12, and probably 13. This is good, because I plan on keeping this phone as long as possible. I just received the September security patch as well.

    Overall: I'd give this phone a 9/10. It's pretty much the best phone I could've bought for $250, and I think I like it more than any other phone I've had, ever. I don't know if it is worth the regular $500, but if you can find a deal, I'd say go for it.

    Who else here has the A51 5G, or even the regular A51? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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    Sony Xperia 5 ii | Unboxing & Full Tour | Camera, Gaming & more!

    Posted: 03 Oct 2020 10:58 AM PDT

    OPPO brings the Reno4 Pro 5G, Reno4 5G, and Reno4 Z 5G to the UK / EU (SD 765G/Dimensity 800, AMOLED 60/90/LCD 120Hz)

    Posted: 03 Oct 2020 06:06 AM PDT

    The Pixel 5 may not be perfect, but can we take a moment to appreciate its symmetric bezel design?

    Posted: 03 Oct 2020 03:07 AM PDT

    I didn't see anyone talking about the bezels on the Pixel 5 and how it doesn't have a forehead/chin, so I thought I'd make a post. Here's a picture of the phone (as the promotional material didn't show pictures of it).

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    The biggest thing here is how the bezels are evenly spaced on all sides.

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    It really makes the phone look great, which is not surprising considering humans are naturally drawn to symmetry \1])\2]), even so far as finding symmetrical faces more attractive \3]). It's also a significant departure from earlier pixels, which imo looked quite fugly with those massive bezels on the top, the bottom, or even both (like the older pixels).

    What's surprising is that it isn't impossible for other manufacturers to make small bezels. Samsung managed to make the Note 10 bezel smaller than the iPhone XS (comparison image, reddit discussion link), yet not a single phone has had symmetric bezels - they reduce the sides and top, making it look unproportioned. No one - not Samsung/LG, which manufacture most OLED screens, not Motorola, not Xiaomi, not OnePlus/Oppo/Vivo, NONE of the other companies copying the "bezel-less" look got this right. It was Google, the world-renowned phone company a company making phones for funsies who actually did this correctly.

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    It is interesting to observe that there clearly is some attention to detail in the Pixel phones. Google bothered to make the bezels evenly sized, and similarly their phone cases are made from over 70 percent recycled plastic. Think of how many companies actually (or even claim to) do anything for the environment. Only Apple (and Fairphone) use recycled aluminium/build replaceable phones respectively.

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    (Some people might find the cutout camera not great, and I agree it's not ideal but tbh moving cameras will eventually wear out, and underscreen cameras have poor performance, alongside being a slightly creepy concept.)

    Fun fact: while searching for Apple's environmental stuff I found they actually list the carbon footprint of their products - the iPhone 11's footprint is 72kg. Wish they'd also list the e-waste produced by people needing bluetooth headphones and adapters after they scrapped the headphone jack. Ironically, the airpods' details aren't available.

    Youtube video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBiRaK3XB5Y (screenshot is about 1:30 into the video)

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    Just got it. Never thought it would happen.

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