By what criteria do you people judge the SOC when deciding to buy a phone?

Picking the adequate SOC is probably the hardest part for me (maybe because that's the thing I care about most). There are just too many variants, now I have an understanding of the CPU core architecture and the distribution of high and lower power cores but the GPU is the tricky part.

When I bought the redmi note 8 pro, I liked how it had the mali-G76 but then I realised that it has only 1/3rd of the cores compared to the S10 mali-G76 and is way more weaker than the Adreno 630 on the SD 845. S...

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New Samsung Sound Assistant enables vertical volume bar, custom location for it, and easy separate app sound again!
http://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.soundassistant

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OnePlus 8 Pro May Feature 'Mach Charge' Wireless Charging
https://www.androidheadlines.com/2020/02/oneplus-8-pro-mach-charge-wireless-charging.html

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Cosmo Communicator clamshell smartphone gets dual-boot functionality
https://www.techspot.com/news/84140-cosmo-communicator-clamshell-smartphone-finally-gets-dual-boot.html

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Redmi K30 Pro is the next flagship smartphone from the Xiaomi spin-off brand [Snapdragon 865 confirmed]
https://www.xda-developers.com/redmi-k30-pro-5g-flagship-teased/

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Samsung Galaxy M31 with 6000mAh battery launched in India, starts at Rs 14,999 ~ $209
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/samsung-galaxy-m31-with-6000mah-battery-launched-in-india-starts-at-rs-14-999-1649787-2020-02-25

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Samsung Galaxy S20 is the first phone certified for USB fast charging
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/2020-02-25-samsung-galaxy-s20-usb-fast-charging-certification.html

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Nexus 6P settlement checks are out.

Check just arrived FYI for anyone else in the class action suit....

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra review: Another word for overkill
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s20-ultra-review-1085702/

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Galaxy S20 Ultra camera has improved with the first firmware update
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-s20-ultra-camera-improved-first-firmware-update/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra battery life: 120Hz display takes 3 hours off
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s20-ultra-battery-life-120hz-display-takes-3-hours-off

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Android 11 makes it easier to discover DNS server problems
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/02/25/android-11-makes-it-easier-to-discover-dns-server-problems/

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Samsung and Galaxy Note 10 dominate South Korean market in Q4 2019
https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-note-10-dominate-south-korean-market-q4/

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Thanks, Qualcomm: Mandatory 5G means phones now ship with disabled 5G modems
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/02/thanks-qualcomm-mandatory-5g-means-phones-now-ship-with-disabled-5g-modems/

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Here are 19 announced and upcoming smartphones with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
https://www.xda-developers.com/17-announced-upcoming-smartphones-qualcomm-snapdragon-865/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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What are your favorite Custom Android ROMs?

Which Android ROMs you like most? Why do you like them so much? What is the difference between your pick and AOSP?...

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Verizon achieves 4.2 Gbps on its live 5G network
https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-live-5g-network

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FIX for disappearing home button problem

Hey y'all! Recently, I've been having issues with my home button disappearing, along with a notification saying "Pixel setup in progress." Many other people on the forums have this same problem, and the two google support agents I contacted did not help, so here is my solution.

This problem has been reported on Essential PH-1, Google Pixel, Galaxy S8, among other phones.

# Temporary Solution 1

Restart your phone. The problem may come back, and possibly in increasing frequency.

# Solution #1
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Xperia 10 Mark 2: Upper Mid-Range Smartphone for €369
https://www.androidpit.de/sony-xperia-1-ii-xperia-10-ii-preis-release-technische-daten

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Galaxy buds and Galaxy buds+ both launched at the same price in Canada

It just thought it was interesting when the increased the us price of the buds by 20 dollars USD and knowing that the originals were quite overpriced in Canada I wanted to see what they would do with the Canadian pricing and surprisingly it is the same

•The Galaxy buds launched at 129 USD which is currently 171.40 CAD
•The Galaxy buds plus launched at 149 USD which is 197 CAD

It's nice to see that Samsung is no longer screwing over Canadians with their product pricing...

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Blloc launcher on a Oneplus 7 Pro

Blloc posted a [photo](https://www.instagram.com/p/B8qrx18o4Mp/?igshid=1eo0bmlztlgad) on instagram showing their launcher on a Oneplus 7 Pro, I really hope the will make it available for everyone....

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