The US/Global Community Split: Forums, Carrier SKUs, and the Trust Collapse
The OnePlus global community had been a unified global conversation since 2014. The T-Mobile partnership, the US-exclusive Nord N series, and the carrier-modified OxygenOS…
The biggest chunk of what I cover: phones, the silicon inside them, the software that ages them, and the slow creep of AI into every part of the stack. I care more about what a device is actually like to live with than about the spec sheet it launched on.
The OnePlus global community had been a unified global conversation since 2014. The T-Mobile partnership, the US-exclusive Nord N series, and the carrier-modified OxygenOS…
Xiaomi's 12T Pro lands with a 200MP Samsung ISOCELL HP1 sensor, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and 120W HyperCharge on a 5,000mAh battery. First consumer…
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iOS 16 has been rolling out to compatible iPhones since last week, and the consensus is clear: this is one of Apple’s most user-facing…
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I will try to be simple for this review and give my opinion with no filter. Build, Specs, Build Quality/DesignUnboxingSpecificationsGolden RatioVideo tourScreen Performance ColorOS…
The Nothing Phone (1) launched July 12, 2022 at £399 with Snapdragon 778G+, 900 individual LEDs in the Glyph Interface, and a transparent back…
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a groundbreaking one-inch Sony IMX989 sensor and a partnership with Leica, enhancing its camera capabilities. This approach aims to…
Samsung 3nm beat TSMC to gate-all-around with its MBCFET transistor, but poor yields and thin customers meant the world's first GAA node barely mattered.
In the past year, Europe has taken significant steps towards Open RAN, highlighted by a joint declaration from major operators like Telefónica and Vodafone.…
Samsung 4nm built the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which ran so hot Qualcomm moved the refresh to TSMC, where the same chip ran cooler.…
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Three weeks with the OPPO Find X5 in Chicago as one of twenty Product Ambassadors worldwide. Full review: ColorOS 12.1, MariSilicon X imaging NPU,…
The saga of France's 5G rollout was characterized by prolonged debates over spectrum auctions and frustation, while neighboring countries advanced. Delays stemmed from political…