in continuance of my fascination with gaming phones I'm never gonna buy...

http://youtu.be/cW1KJf7JKgI I saw this and it looks kinda cool

Absolutely insane device that is , thinking back to our Symbian phone days and how a 1GB RAM phone with 32GB storage seemed a pipe dream and now here we have phones with 18GB RAM, 512GB Storage, 6.9inch screen with144hz refresh rate and 700hz touch sample rate with 5500mAh battery that can go from 0 to 100 percent in 30mins is simply insane The best part is that this is only going to continue, we will have 3nm based chips by late 2022 and that will bring in a whole new crop of crazy smartphones to. Remember how you had to buy a Nokia N93 for a mere 3x optical zoom? Now the phone I am typing this on can do 5x optical zoom and is much thinner than a N93, lol. In fact most flagships now do at least 3x optical zoom.Mrwhosetheboss did a great video showing the Samsung Galaxy Zoom versus Galaxy S21 Ultra and how new camera tech has allowed manufacturers to go further than what the hardware could 5-6 years ago in terms of Light, Zoom and Focus.

I saw that video, chunky little thing that s4 zoom.

*waits patiently for the SD895 announcement

Interestingly enough the Xenon flash still eludes all this advancement. I guess with zoom pretty much being figured out, we may see a focus on maybe bringing Xenon flash? Though I do wonder if it has a place in these days of Instagram and phones with huge sensors that capture so much natural light that a Xenon may actually take things back a little, bringing back ghost faces in pics

I tried a version of GCam today with a config that works for my phone. it's early days but I don't feel a bigger flash is really missing from the equation.

Indeed, it seems a Xenon would probably bring more drawbacks than benefits in a modern smartphone.

Seems this phone cannot handle the bend test though, yikes! https

I can't watch that dudes videos, it's always criminal destruction and I can't handle it.

Guilty

Are we all smartphone addicts?

When was the last time you managed a whole 24 hrs with your phone switched OFF! and did you get into trouble when you switched it back on?

I switched mine off a few weeks ago and left it off for two whole days and yes I got into trouble during just day one, but still left it off and caught up with calls later.(thankfully I don't have a real phone with a wire and rotary dialer)

Cheated a little really as still did the emails that popped the PCs.

http://www.voice.com/post/@onleaks/exclusive-first-look-at-the-samsung-galaxy-s21-fe-1618092108-1463111506

I joined the S20FE subreddit and I've never been in a group so filled with dissatisfied customers in my life.

the 5G and 4G versions are riddled with bugs because Samsung seems to made the phone cheaper by using lower spec components.

there's an ongoing touch issue, failed touch responses and ghost touches plus occasional dead areas.
the screen freaks out in strong sunlight for some (more so after the April update which I haven't had yet) and goes completely black if it doesn't have any headroom to increase the luminosity.
the camera app is very slow for some people to the point where they've returned their phone over it.
all Samsung's updates are trying to fix hardware issues with software tweaks and making more stuff not work.

if I do the April update and my phone gets worse I may ask my sister to return it and get her money back (it was a gift from her).

the phone was pretty great on android 10 and worse on 11. there's NO DEVELOPMENT happening for this phone on XDA either. glad I haven't rooted it and tripped Knox yet.

dead touch zones demo'd with tester app and screen recording

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That is quite sad to read Mel, especially knowing that you keep your phones for very long periods of time. I thought the S20 FE was great value but it seems we now know why they were able to get it down that low. Can it not be replaced with another phone? Like exchange it for a OnePlus 8 or 8T?

I wouldn't want something that's been sitting on a shelf for too long, plus expandable storage is a must for me along with a top tier SnapDragon.

I don't have all the mentioned issues myself, I have wondered about the touch responsiveness sometimes. some touches just seem to require two tries and the performance has dropped on the 3.1 update noticeably.

I'll think it over for a month and see how I feel.

Cool, here is the list of all Snapdragon 865 phones like S20 FE

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And list of Snapdragon 888 phones, very juicy

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the FE was over what my sis was already prepared to spend, I had to throw in to get it hence the deliberation.

Yeah I get you, I hope one of the next updates will sort it out, Samsung need to fix this or begin a replacement program. If the issues persist you may be able to get a replacement device, are people who have recently bought S20 FEs still having issues? Maybe a newer build of these FEs will be fixed, like ones that are built in early 2021 may have some of the hardware issues sorted. Looking at all other Snap865 and 888 phones, FE seems to be among a few with all that it has incl. Expandable Storage.

Android 9 seems to be the peak of things from a modding point of view, which was one of my key areas of interest. protect treble certification but without the new google system changes that make getting TWRP so tricky. headphone jacks still available.

at this stage it's about 50/50 between the unhappy and the satisfied. I'm nowhere near as unlucky as some, my phone was bought in March I think so 6 months after launch, direct from Samsung so not sitting on a shelf too long.

http://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS20FE/comments/moz8hs/i_hope_samsung_does_something_about_those_screen/

if I update and get the outdoor screen brightness issue I'll be considerably less happy.

That is quite the split balance, wow!