• limerod@reddthat.com
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      They offer 3-4 years of OS and security updates on the edge 50 pro. So, expect that at the minimum.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 months ago

    I'm not letting go of my s20 ultra. I'm keeping my micro sd card slot. I'm just not sure what I'm going to do if I want a new battery for it. The aftermarket ones suck, and the ones on ebay are generally used (even if they claim otherwise) or knock offs.

        • limerod@reddthat.com
          hexagon
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          5 months ago

          Strange. If you can't get the battery replaced at a service center. Where else could you get a genuine one.

          • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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            5 months ago

            You can pay to have them replaced at some samsung certified repair centers, but they charge like $140 for this phone (last I checked quite a while back), you can't watch them do it, they won't sell you just the battery, and it means you don't know for sure what you're even getting.

            I've done all my own phone repairs (and others phones) for the past 20 years. I'm more qualified to not screw up than whoever they have working at one of those places, so I'd much rather do it myself instead of letting them do it let alone paying $140 for a battery that cost samsung like $10 to make.

            • limerod@reddthat.com
              hexagon
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              5 months ago

              I see makes sense. If you are into self-repair. Consider a fairphone as the next upgrade. You won't have to deal with such anti consumer behaviour with them.

              • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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                5 months ago

                Fairphone 5 can be used in the US, but isn't supported or going to be sold in the US. Not buying a $900 phone with just OK specs that won't come with a warranty.

  • smeg@feddit.uk
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    5 months ago

    The standout camera is the 3x 72mm periscope, which is equipped with a 64MP sensors (0.7µm pixels) and a bright f/2.4 aperture.

    You can't just throw the word periscope in there with no explanation unless this phone also comes with sonar and torpedoes

    • limerod@reddthat.com
      hexagon
      ·
      5 months ago

      Periscope is a type of zoom lens that has been used in smartphones for a while. Here's an android police article on the subject: https://www.androidpolice.com/how-periscope-cameras-work/

      • smeg@feddit.uk
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        5 months ago

        Wow, never heard of that before. Actually a really interesting article, cheers!

        • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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          5 months ago

          My note 20 ultra has it. It's super cool to get zoom on a low profile camera like whats needed in a phone, because digital zoom is kind of BS.

          Between my 5x periscope and the digital zoom I can be like 50 feet away from a light switch and tell you what kind of screws are holding the cover plate on.