…ecosystem. Things like AI camera processing, battery management, Google Lens, Gboard, Maps, Chrome, Search, RCS Messages, and more have AI underpinnings, so what makes the Samsung Galaxy S24-series that much smarter? Well, like the Google Pixel 8/Pro, Samsung AI is powered by, you guessed it, Google Cloud. It is the…
…lower lag, and the latest tech can significantly improve existing home networks. Wi-Fi 7 routers/mesh are backwards compatible with previous Wi-Fi versions, so if you buy a new router, look seriously at Wi-Fi 7. Wi-Fi 7 devices like the Google Pixel 8 Pro, Samsung Galaxy 23 Ultra or the fabulous…
…phone strength issues. Google Pixel 8 – Made by Google. Brains by Google) $1199 – ditto Motorola ThinkPhone – for thinking people, $999 is the undisputed class leader in this price bracket and uses a Qualcom SD8 Gen 1 for excellent phone reception. OPPO Reno8 Pro 5G – the class-leading,…
…SD8 Gen 2 X70 modem and Google Pixel 8 Pro Tensor S3 (Exynos modem). Please remember that both test devices are 2 x 2 MIMO, 160MHz and are not ready to use the 320MHz bandwidth. Distance Samsung 5GHz Google 5Ghz Samsung 6GHz Google 6GHz Same room <2m -25/2401 -33/2450 -32/2401…
…Australian Privacy Commissioner has launched an inquiry into the TikTok Pixel Spyware and harvesting of Australians’ personal data without their consent. An inquiry is to determine the need for a formal investigation. Here is what we know about the TikTok Pixel Spyware scandal TikTok places a transparent pixel (also called…
…several Wi-Fi 7 devices to test with to give us benchmarks. Side-by-side with the Google Pixel 8 Pro, it gets -42dBM/395Mbps versus -36dBM/2,882Mbps on the same Channel 259, 6295Mhz, 160Mhz band. We re-tested with the updated firmware and the result has not changed. (L) ASUS Zenfone 10 (R) Google Pixel…
…are compatible with Google Pixel Camera GCAM 9.1 or later APK from https://gcamapk.io/ (Motorola https://gcamapk.io/google-camera-for-motorola-moto-g84/). It adds HDR, better portrait, better night mode, astrophotography, RAW, etc. Installs safely as a second camera app. Leaves Moto Camera app installed. Video max 1080p@60fps Flash LED Auto-HDR Primary lens, sensor…
…Asus Zenfone 10 256GB (review coming soon). $1299 Google Pixel 7 Pro 128GB. Google Pixel 7/Pixel 7 Pro – high-class, almost identical twins Google Pixel 8 Pro $1599 Google Pixel 7 Pro Google Pixel 7/Pixel 7 Pro – high-class, almost identical twins $1649 Samsung Galaxy S23+ (Qualcomm) Samsung Galaxy S23…
…Review: Google Pixel 8 and Pro Brand Google Google Model Google Pixel 8 Pro Google Pixel 8 Model Number G1MNW GPJ41 Price Base 12/128GB 8/128GB Price base $1699 Bay, Obsidian, Porcelain Cases from $44.95-$109.99 30W charger and 3W cable $45 Qi 23W Pixel Stand Gen 2 $119 $1199 Hazel,…
…the new style but is missing numeric channel keys meaning you must use teh EPG and scroll through several pages to find HD TV channels. Google TV OS – Pass+ The Sony Bravia X90L (L for 2023 model) uses a Google TV interface (2021) overlaid on Android TV 10 (released…
…Vision Smart Scene Recognition Portrait Mode Pro Mode Panorama Tilt-Shift mode Long Exposure Dual-View Video Retouch Movie Mode XPan Mode Focus Peaking Raw file, Raw Plus file Filters Super Stable Video Nightscape Video HDR Focus Lock Time-lapse Google Lens QR code reader Yes Google Lens Night mode Yes…
…OS 13 13 Android UI One UI 5.1.1 Colour OS 13.1 OS upgrade policy Regular security patches for five years 4 years Security patch policy Regular security patches five years 5 years Bloatware Samsung alternative to Google suite. Microsoft suite and OneDrive (requires subscription) OPPO alternatives to Google Suite but…