So far so good. Been using it for about 6 hours. Feel free to ask away. Obviously, can't speak as to battery yet.
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How is the camera, in your estimation?
eSIM available?
Did you have a camera update? How's the speed of autofocus? When I tried a demo unit in-store it suffered from af issues
I also have it in hand and I can say that the camera on mine focuses quick but not as quick as some other phones but it's definitely tolerable and not as bad as everyone puts it out to be
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Most reviews have nailed it. There is definitely an issue with AF, certainly not horrible. But once fixed, it's will be a great camera. The 100x zoom is gimmicky. 10x and 30x are great though. 8k video is cool, but also a tad gimmicky in that it films at only 24fps and is a huge memory hog.
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Did you have a camera update? How's the speed of autofocus? When I tried a demo unit in-store it suffered from af issues
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I did get an update, haven't installed it yet.
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Please keep us posted regarding camera AF and improvements with updates if any.
Do you use the dolphin emulator, what runs what doesn't?
That's the ultimate test for the exynos variant
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Do you use the dolphin emulator, what runs what doesn't?
That's the ultimate test for the exynos variant
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I don't use, sorry.
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eSIM available?
eSIM is available.
Is the esim compatible with Verizon?
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I don't use, sorry.
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Not to worry, but you should check it out, it's pretty amazing what phones can do now.
I'm anxious to see if the exynos can keep up with the Adreno in the 865 this time. I've heard it's a lot closer than the past.
Mines coming on the 13th
in hand
I hope its ridiculously large.mine comes the 5th.
And will not trash it with GCAM. if i wanted a pixel cam i would have bought 2.
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Not to worry, but you should check it out, it's pretty amazing what phones can do now.
I'm anxious to see if the exynos can keep up with the Adreno in the 865 this time. I've heard it's a lot closer than the past.
Mines coming on the 13th
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where did you order your exynos version?
One thing the Exynos version is guaranteed to beat the Snapdragon in is killing the battery faster!
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Is the esim compatible with Verizon?
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My Verizon box and device has 2 different MEID and I assume one of them is the esim but Verizon activated my device using the regular sim
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where did you order your exynos version?
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EE, unlimited 5G
Coming on the 13th
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One thing the Exynos version is guaranteed to beat the Snapdragon in is killing the battery faster!
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Why's that? I've heard different opinions on both chips.
Both negative and positive..I think it's down to the end user.
One thing exynos will have is an unlockable bootloader.
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EE, unlimited 5G
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Why's that? I've heard different opinions on both chips.
Both negative and positive..I think it's down to the end user.
One thing exynos will have is an unlockable bootloader.
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In the past the ONLY reason I chose (Exynos) was for unlockable bootloader. Now that Verizon is my primary carrier, I can no longer use them which is unfortunate. My last Exynos was the Note 9 and I never even got around to unlocking and customizing it. I will say it performed OK and battery life was satisfactory however I did not have the Snapdragon variant in my hands to directly compare to.
Related
Do any xda folks know if the promised December update for HTC One A9
will make an unlocked A9 work in the Verizon network? Would like to buy for intro price
if it will work. Thanks.
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Do any xda folks know if the promised December update for HTC One A9
will make an unlocked A9 work in the Verizon network? Would like to buy for intro price
if it will work. Thanks.
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Don't quote me on this but may be like the Nexus 5x I read about. If you already have a nano sim card activated on vzw network to toss in you should be fine.
It was officially announced or at least has appeared over most of the Android blog sites that Verizon will support the unlocked A9 with a software patch sometime in December.
Droid Life review of the A9 says that it has "abysmal battery life" but is a contender for the phone of the year.
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/10/30/htc-one-a9-review/
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"abysmal battery life"
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Guess the rumors are true. They copied an iPhone.
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Guess the rumors are true. They copied an iPhone.
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Oh, PULEASE, let's not resurrect that "who designed what first" discussion here!
I have a test A9. Battery life is not "abysmal." Doze mode is quite impressive. Camera is excellent, including OIS. No, I don't want it to replace my own M9, but it's a solid device (and, as always, better than any iphone).
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Oh, PULEASE, let's not resurrect that "who designed what first" discussion here!
I have a test A9. Battery life is not "abysmal." Doze mode is quite impressive. Camera is excellent, including OIS. No, I don't want it to replace my own M9, but it's a solid device (and, as always, better than any iphone).
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Haha. That joke was at the expense of crapple
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looks like @jcase has rooted it already, with caveats of course
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-a9/development/root-htc-a9-t3244141
I have a Note 7 I got on contract through Bell. I overall like the phone but find it lags and studders at times... Especially with typing and app changing. The Bell Note 7 is the Snapdragon version. With the recall though Bell will let me exchange it for a S7 Edge if I want, which is the Exynos version. I'm not sure what I should do? Could just a new snapdragon note 7 I can get as the replacement be better or will performance be the same?
The snapdragon note7s are laggy and crap. Get the S7 edge if you want.. It wont lag.
Note 7 Exynox just fine...
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I would ssy go with the option best for you.
If your Note is lsgging bad enough for you to come on here and ask the question then go with the S7 Edge.
If the lag only happens sporadically and you can cope with it then keep the Note 7.
Why did Samsung make a snapdragon and exynox version?
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Do you think this occasional lag is something that will be fixed with a software update? I will add I've notified some improvement from switching from Samsung Keyboard to Chroma keyboard.
I've got zero lag or stutter on my Exynos.
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Exynos model here and occasionally I get a complete slowdown and stutter of the device that's goes away on its own after a few minutes which is strange. The one thing I've noticed that helps my device is to continue to keep RAM cleared. I do a close all of recent apps every so often which seems to completely remove any of these sporadic slowdowns.
I do believe this is def an issue that will be fixed by software updates. I believe that it's a ram management issue at least on my device. Android nougat is a huge performance increase in my Nexus 6p so I'm real excited for nougat on this device
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No lag on the Exynos.
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Exynos model here and occasionally I get a complete slowdown and stutter of the device that's goes away on its own after a few minutes which is strange. The one thing I've noticed that helps my device is to continue to keep RAM cleared. I do a close all of recent apps every so often which seems to completely remove any of these sporadic slowdowns.
I do believe this is def an issue that will be fixed by software updates. I believe that it's a ram management issue at least on my device. Android nougat is a huge performance increase in my Nexus 6p so I'm real excited for nougat on this device
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Same problem on my snapdragon unit...laggy...slow keyboard response..just not what i expected.
Ditched it and went exynos.....none of the above are now issues.
Not to mention there is traditional root avail,twrp, a kernel and roms out. Just that alone should be enough to get people to dump the crappy locked up snapdragon version.
And I say crappy because its BL locked not because its a crap device because clearly it is not.
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I have an exynos model, and performs brilliantly, does not heats beyond normal, no lag, no dead pixels, no light bleeding, no crackling home button, everything fine but you must consider the warranty, a very big deal with this device
If I was to get an exynos version... I'm in Canada. Where could I get it from?
acheney1990 said:
If I was to get an exynos version... I'm in Canada. Where could I get it from?
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I got mine from swiftronics in Mississauga.
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I got mine from swiftronics in Mississauga.
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Good experience?
How do unlocked international models get updates?
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If I was to get an exynos version... I'm in Canada. Where could I get it from?
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I too got mine at Swiftronics, but afterwards I noticed bhphotovideo offers 1 year warranty (and a slightly lower price after tax, shipping, import fees, and then conversion to CAD). Thinking I would have gone with that if I realized the Swiftronics warranty is not clearly advertised on their site.
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Good experience?
How do unlocked international models get updates?
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Very good, i was very happy with my experience with them.
now the true test will be should i decide to take mine back in light of the exploding battery will they just do it or argue about it.
If your not rooted you will still get OTAs just like a w8 version....i got an OTA reuqest as soon as i powered it up
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I too got mine at Swiftronics, but afterwards I noticed bhphotovideo offers 1 year warranty (and a slightly lower price after tax, shipping, import fees, and then conversion to CAD). Thinking I would have gone with that if I realized the Swiftronics warranty is not clearly advertised on their site.
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I asked specifically about warranty, one year from their distributor. That said this was before the battery thing so we will see
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My exynos is lagging sometimes. 99% of the times it's smooth, but every now and then it scrolls choppy.
Just wanted to get people's thoughts on the rumored oneplus 3T
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Just wanted to get people's thoughts on the rumored oneplus 3T
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I think
1. it isnt worth creating a new device because sd821. The performance difference is not big. They should rather wait for hardware that makes a bigger difference.
2. by making the device 80$ higher many other brands could win oneplus3 owners in future.
3. they should simply wait till a device comes out that has better performance.
4. the price should always be 400$ and to make this fair they should simply wait till the oneplus3 gets old enough. It should always take atleast one year for a new phone to come out.
5. it doesnt make much sense to make a new device just because of sd821 because in theory its the exact same chip just slightly overclocked(higher silicium quality)
You may as well literally burn money if you have an OP3 and spend $480 on a device that will perform basic tasks about 0.00012 seconds faster. And honestly...even if you were potential first-time OP owner, it wouldn't make much sense to buy a OP3T over the OP3, especially if the price gets slashed on the OP3.
So my opinion is OP should focus their resources on an OP4 and not waste them on this rumored device.
I think it's a smartwatch
even with the s821 upgrade and upgraded camera sensors, it doesn't makes sense to upgrade the model. Oneplus should really stick to 1 device per year policy.
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I think it's a smartwatch
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It's definitely not.
They were developing a smartwatch and they scrapped it, said they would focus on phones.
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I'd pay an extra $80 for the faster CPU and a better camera sensor, (especially if the stabilisation in video works this time.)
However, if the new model is an LCD, I'd save the $80 and go for the current model.
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I'd pay an extra $80 for the faster CPU and a better camera sensor, (especially if the stabilisation in video works this time.)
However, if the new model is an LCD, I'd save the $80 and go for the current model.
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Stabilisation is not dependent on sensor. It is another seperate hardware. For ex. Le Pro3 has the same IMX298 sensor but no image stabilisation at all.
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Stabilisation is not dependent on sensor. It is another seperate hardware. For ex. Le Pro3 has the same IMX298 sensor but no image stabilisation at all.
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In video mode, it feels like the OP3 also has no stabilisation! :crying:
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In video mode, it feels like the OP3 also has no stabilisation! :crying:
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IKR. It still works in 4k but non existent in 1080p. Most importantly it works in stills.
Probably the next update will fix it and also bring 1080p60fps. Should roll out in next 10-15 days
I'm mainly wondering if the rom development for 3t would be different to the original. If it was different, it would probably get less support because most people already have the original.
What do you guys think?
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I'm mainly wondering if the rom development for 3t would be different to the original. If it was different, it would probably get less support because most people already have the original.
What do you guys think?
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Exactly what I was thinking..yes it would have less support or they will OP3 ROMs compatible with OP3T which dissolves the purpose of OP3T I guess...but only time will tell...
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I'd pay an extra $80 for the faster CPU and a better camera sensor, (especially if the stabilisation in video works this time.)
However, if the new model is an LCD, I'd save the $80 and go for the current model.
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Wait for the 830 then 821 is only more efficient version of the 820 nothing more
There most likely won't be an 830 oneplus three. 830 will probably be in the oneplus 4. So it'll be another year. Assuming the 820 and 821 have similar drivers and firmware, they should technically be supoorted with same software. Any expert advice on this?
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There most likely won't be an 830 oneplus three. 830 will probably be in the oneplus 4. So it'll be another year. Assuming the 820 and 821 have similar drivers and firmware, they should technically be supoorted with same software. Any expert advice on this?
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Yes, 820 and 821 are basically the same thing, just improved thermals and slight overclock. None of this should require differences in drivers or firmware, so same ROMs should work on both 3 and 3T (but different kernels or rather different kernel settings would be needed because of different core speeds).
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Let's Hope they don't **** around with OOS Updates like they did with the op2 after the op3 was released..
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Let's Hope they don't **** around with OOS Updates like they did with the op2 after the op3 was released..
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As long as the ROM is pretty much the same on the 3T as the 3, a update for one should effectively be an update for the other.
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Wait for the 830 then 821 is only more efficient version of the 820 nothing more
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I agree that the 821 is pretty much an overclocked 820 and is only probably worth $30 of the $80 more for the 3T. On the other hand, the uprated camera is probably worth the remaining $50.
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I agree that the 821 is pretty much an overclocked 820 and is only probably worth $30 of the $80 more for the 3T. On the other hand, the uprated camera is probably worth the remaining $50.
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According to the Pixel cost breakdown post on one of the android news sites 821 costs $50 so an $80 price increase wouldn't be so bad with a camera sensor thrown in :good: But the 821 run the same clock speeds on Pixel/XL my guess it's dependent on OEM if they OC the chip or not
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According to the Pixel cost breakdown post on one of the android news sites 821 costs $50 so an $80 price increase wouldn't be so bad with a camera sensor thrown in :good: But the 821 run the same clock speeds on Pixel/XL my guess it's dependent on OEM if they OC the chip or not
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$80 is a good price if $50 was the difference between 820 and 821 or the op3T will have dual processors
I think the difference between 820 and 821 is negligible and won't alone require a $80 raise
Wasn't there an issue with the Amoled display manufacturer having suppy issues, therefor the 3T would have an LED IPS screen instead of an Amoled one?
But even if that isnt true, just 80 in raise for the 821 isn't worth it.
Also a raise of 80 dollars means around 97 in the European union, yay for 21% VAT.
Seems like a waste of money if you ask me. totally not worth it.
I've got 2 Galaxy S10+, the Snapdragon 855 variant from HK, and Exynos 9820 from Singapore.
So I went ahead and compared the gaming performance of them.
Let me know what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg91U2hbLbo
Nice work.
Great Info.
So a TLDW is Exynos uses more battery for worse performance.
Is Exynos worse for everything? Gaming performance doesn't bother me I use laptops and PCs for gaming.
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Is Exynos worse for everything? Gaming performance doesn't bother me I use laptops and PCs for gaming.
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It's better for rooting... which having a US Snapdragon model, I'm jealous of right now.
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It's better for rooting... which having a US Snapdragon model, I'm jealous of right now.
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That's true the tables have really turned
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It's better for rooting... which having a US Snapdragon model, I'm jealous of right now.
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The HK version is sd855 with an unlockable bl
willhub said:
Is Exynos worse for everything? Gaming performance doesn't bother me I use laptops and PCs for gaming.
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Noticeable worse in gaming, slightly (maybe unnoticeably) worse in day to day usage
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Not the US Snapdragon models though, which is what I have and ultimately more concerned about .
Really nice video OP
Hey there,
Nice video by the way. I just got my Galaxy S10+ and I was wondering do you guys have any experience with Redragon Ceres G812 Wireless PCG / PS4 / NSW / Android[/URL] ? I've heard that this controler really helps you improve your mobile gaming skills, but I'm not so sure about that, and that is why I need your opinion.
If this one is not good, can you tell me which one is? I'm a console gamer, so I've kind of got used to playing with controlers.
Thanks!
Is 600€ a good price for a new S20 Exynos, considering the downsides it has? Would you buy it?
The only "downside" if we are comparing it to the snapdragon version is the battery life, which is really not that good, and the gaming preformance. Otherwise, my s20+ exynos has not slowed down a bit since i bought it, it preforms like a champ.
I don't know who told you the battery life is bad on exybis but it's simply not true I've had my S20 for 2 weeks now and the first day I got 5h30 sot with 120hz now I get between 6-7 hours every time and on 60hz I get 8-9 if that is bad battery then I don't know what good battery is
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The only "downside" if we are comparing it to the snapdragon version is the battery life, which is really not that good, and the gaming preformance. Otherwise, my s20+ exynos has not slowed down a bit since i bought it, it preforms like a champ.
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The gaming performance is good at the beginning, as you play longer and when the phone heats up, it gets laggy.
I experienced this on pubg mobile and call of duty mobile.
You'll have to take ambient room temperature into account as well.. Im from a country near equator with temperatures up to 36degrees in the afternoon.
When the phone heats up, take a break, let the phone rest.. And play again 15 minutes later. It's not good for health to keep playing games continously anyway.
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I don't know who told you the battery life is bad on exybis but it's simply not true I've had my S20 for 2 weeks now and the first day I got 5h30 sot with 120hz now I get between 6-7 hours every time and on 60hz I get 8-9 if that is bad battery then I don't know what good battery is
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Tbh, there is no smart phone with good battery life. All sucks except perhaps the gigantic brick like energizer phone.
Sd will yield marginally better battery life.
Just bring along a power bank.
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Is 600€ a good price for a new S20 Exynos, considering the downsides it has? Would you buy it?
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Don't compare it internationally. Compare it locally.
In global market there is too many variants. Some with 5g, some with only 4g. Some dual sim some single sim. The 5G variant is always more with than 4G variants.
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mystertom said:
I don't know who told you the battery life is bad on exybis but it's simply not true I've had my S20 for 2 weeks now and the first day I got 5h30 sot with 120hz now I get between 6-7 hours every time and on 60hz I get 8-9 if that is bad battery then I don't know what good battery is
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First day I got 2h30 sot, now it is hard to make 4.5 hours on 96hz
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Don't compare it internationally. Compare it locally.
In global market there is too many variants. Some with 5g, some with only 4g. Some dual sim some single sim. The 5G variant is always more with than 4G variants.
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The 600 Euro price for a S20 5G can be found on my local "ebay" site. But the question is: is it good enough price considering is an Exynos, or should avoid getting an Exynos regardless of the price?
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The 600 Euro price for a S20 5G can be found on my local "ebay" site. But the question is: is it good enough price considering is an Exynos, or should avoid getting an Exynos regardless of the price?
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I had an s20+ exynos 4G which i sent back after 2 weeks. Yes, battery life and heat issues are really bad especially on mobile data and on wi-fi. 600€ it's kind of cheap. I spent on it 999€ when i pre-ordered. After that I bought s20+ snapdragon and I'm very happy with the switch. The performance it's way better on the same money and one year extra-warranty.
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I had an s20+ exynos 4G which i sent back after 2 weeks. Yes, battery life and heat issues are really bad especially on mobile data and on wi-fi. 600€ it's kind of cheap. I spent on it 999€ when i pre-ordered. After that I bought s20+ snapdragon and I'm very happy with the switch. The performance it's way better on the same money and one year extra-warranty.
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Where did you buy it from?
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Where did you buy it from?
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I'm from Romania and i bought it from a local store quickmobile.Ro