Moronic Monday (Oct 12 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!

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Ice Universe: Exynos 1080 scores 693,600 whilst the Snapdragon 865+ scores 648,871 on AnTuTu
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1315563781972348928

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Motorola is the last good Android brand making affordable phones that are rootable and don't pre-include bullcrap

They still have stock android, the old Android ringtones and alarms from the 1.0-4.4 days, their gestures are pretty cool even though I don't use gestures, they still have a headphone jack, they don't try to act like Android isn't owned by Google and change a bunch of shit, and they don't include their own shitty messages app, caller app, or their own crummy app store....

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Some Samsung Galaxy S20 FE buyers are experiencing touchscreen problems - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2020/10/12/galaxy-s20-fe-touchscreen-issues-report/

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Asus ZenFone 7 Pro Selfie review: Top pick for video
https://www.dxomark.com/asus-zenfone-7-pro-selfie-review-top-pick-for-video/

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S20 FE 5G - Dissapointed somehow :(

I have been using S20 FE now since October 5th and my initial thoughts - Wow phone is super fast as compared to my existing Note 8 which I was planning to trade in. Everything worked better than note 8 - Smooth scrolling thanks to 120 Hz display , quick fingerprint sensor and punch -hole camera (my first experience) looks stunning. BUT the problem started when I was using camera on FE outdoors and took my note 8 with me so that I could compare. First screen on FE is not as bright as Note 8 and a...

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Music store on Google Play officially shut down
https://play.google.com/store/apps/theme/promotion_gpm_shutdown_ctp

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE touch screen (ghost touch) issues come to light
https://piunikaweb.com/2020/10/12/samsung-galaxy-s20-fe-touch-screen-ghost-touch-issues-come-to-light/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samsung-galaxy-s20-fe-touch-screen-ghost-touch-issues-come-to-light

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[GSM ARENA] LG Wing Review
https://gsmarena.com/lg_wing-review-2179.php

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Confirmed: OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei, has left the company
https://www.androidcentral.com/confirmed-oneplus-co-founder-carl-pei-has-left-company

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Android 11 Shows Sizable Performance Decline On Pixel Devices In Early Benchmarks
https://hothardware.com/news/android-11-performance-degradation

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Wouldn't it be better if Android OS and phones were designed to last longer?

Instead of a new OS every year that makes older ones obsolete, it would be nice if the OS itself was highly customisable so you can install whatever updates. That way Android OS can last 5+ years.

For example I have Windows 8 which is a 8 year old OS and I haven't updated it in years but I can still run pretty much any modern software out there.

It would be nice if phones became like desktops in the sense that people replace them every 5-10 years than every 2 years.

Also on the hardware sid...

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The TRUTH about tech "reviews"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIb78JBbEp8

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After 48 hours with the Galaxy S20 FE, I no longer care about the Pixel 5 (Android Central)
https://www.androidcentral.com/after-48-hours-with-galaxy-s20-fe-no-longer-care-about-pixel-5

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i know this can never be possible in this consumer centric market but phones should adopt the videogame consoles release model

releasing a phone ever year is completely unnecessary and a big waste. ideally phones should be like the PlayStation where one model gets released every few years.

the thing is, people rarely buy a new phone every year anyway, the average buyer keeps it for at least a couple.

the way it works is that this year the majority of people who will buy a new phone will be the ones who have last bought one 2 or 3 years ago, next year will be people who bought it 1 or 2 years ago and so on.

if you m...

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Re: Would you prefer if phones were thicker?

Yesterday there was a post [Would you prefer if phones were thicker?](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/j8k7xt/would_you_prefer_if_phones_were_thicker/) A lot of people stated that they would prefer a thicker phone. I think I have the phone for you.

A month ago my Galaxy S20's antenna broke somehow due to getting it wet in the rain. I went deep into the dumbphone world as I didn't use most of the features a smartphone provided. I ordered a [LightPhone II](https://www.thelightphone.com/)...

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Antennapod, the open source podcast client, has reached version 2.0 with a refreshed UI, new logo, and lots of new features
https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/releases/tag/2.0.1

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Prime Day deals Germany: S20 FE 5G + Galaxy Buds Live
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B08KVGNLKB

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Google Maps for Android adds new vehicle icons
https://9to5google.com/2020/10/13/google-maps-vehicle-icons-android/

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Hey /r/Android feel free to join your friends at /r/Apple for today’s event!
https://reddit.com/r/apple/comments/ja64z0/apples_hi_speed_preevent_megathread/

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The FE 5G is a killer phone

Cracked my s10+ and decided to trade it in for this bad boy. No regrets. This 120hz screen is extremely noticeable and makes the UI experience 10x better than the 10+. It has wifi6, 5g, bigger battery, and a faster SD card port. It supports faster charging than the 10+ and the fingerprint scanner works better, imo. They also added this glow to the scanner that doesn't appear on the 10+ which doesn't do anything but looks cool.

The screen on time is worse than the 10+ when new. I was getting a...

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