Xperia 5 II thoughts from a 10+ years iPhone user

A little background first. My first smartphone was an iPhone 3G, and I’ve owned the majority of the iPhones released since then. My main reasons for switching were wanting a fingerprint reader over FaceID, which even before masks I’ve always hated, and the lack of a headphone jack, which despite me mostly using wireless headphones I’ve really missed being able to connect to my Hi-Fi and the latency free audio of wired ones.

I’ve been using the 5 II for a little over a month now. I actually rec...

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Google's future Pixel phones won't offer unlimited Google Photos backups
https://www.androidcentral.com/googles-future-pixel-phones-wont-offer-unlimited-photo-and-video-backups

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iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Note 20 Ultra / Huawei / Xiaomi / OnePlus Battery Life DRAIN Test.
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Google Photos Just Made the Case for Breaking Up Big Tech
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Google Warns Google Drive Users: Use It, Or Lose Your Files - Tech
https://in.mashable.com/tech/18220/google-warns-google-drive-users-use-it-or-lose-your-files

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Google Camera 8.1 brings the newer UI and cinematic pan to some older Pixel phones
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-8-1-brings-new-ui-cinematic-pan-older-pixel-phones/

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My Pixel 4a review coming from a OP7pro

**TL;DR**: won't miss much. Not even 90 Hz, wide angle or tele photo lenses. Great battery, build, screen, haptics, size, camera and speakers.

So after 1,5 years enjoying a OnePlus 7 Pro, I switched to a Google Pixel 4a primarily because of the smaller size. 1,5 years is the longest I've ever had a phone. Was really enjoying the OnePlus experience.

Here is my review after a week of usage of the Google Pixel 4a.

My use case is phone, teams, messenger, sms, camera, YouTube and browsing.

**Size...

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Why Google making its own Pixel chips could matter for you
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3591239/google-pixel-chips.html

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Welcome Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to the Bazel ecosystem
https://blog.bazel.build/2020/11/12/aosp_migrating_to_bazel.html

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iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Note 20 Ultra / Huawei / Xiaomi / OnePlus Battery Life DRAIN Test.
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Google Pixel 4a Teardown [JerryRigEverything]
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Google confirms Nest Audio & Chromecast home theater integration is coming
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/13/google-says-nest-audio-and-chromecast-home-theater-integration-is-coming/

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Fujitsu arrows nx9 f-52a anounces in Japan
https://www.fmworld.net/product/phone/f-52a/

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My short experience with the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro

My LG V20 finally pissed me off so much that I couldn't live with it any more, so I got myself a phone that has caused some discussion here recently - the Mi 10T Pro.

I've had it for 4 days now, so these are my first impressions so far:

* The screen is really good. There's been quite a lot of discussion about it and some people accused XDA of being impartial, but the truth is that it's a bloody good LCD. 144hz is really something, coming from 60hz, though probably I would be happy also with 12...

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[Discussion] What are the best alternatives for Google Photos?

Hi in recent news about Google Photos ditching the unlimited storage, do you have any good recommendation for storing your photos online? Free or paid is fine, as long as they're not too expensive.

I tried to look for alternatives, and so far have found flickr pro (72USD/year, quite expensive) and smugmug (55USD/year for basic plan) that offers unlimited storage for a fee.

For a more general storage I also found pCloud that offers lifetime 2TB storage for a one time fee (245USD for single use...

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If you forward emails without login, google still keeps the account. If you do login only via spark/rclone too. They don't delete gdrive data if you did only login via gmail... No way to recover data after 24 months
https://www.notion.so/Google-One-Chat-about-A-new-policy-for-accounts-that-are-inactive-or-over-storage-limit-6086351d43374af8aef7284fa0576ee3

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Parting review: Pixel 3 - Awful battery life, constant software issues, and HORRENDOUS customer service.

TL;DR - Replaced Pixel 3 under Preferred Care warranty, returned damaged device w/ tracking info and delivery confirmation, Assurant still charged me $600 and Google doesn't care at all. Chargeback filed because both companies are incompetent.

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My wife and I have always been Android users, and had our Samsung S7s for about 3 years when a spectacular deal on the Pixel 3 appeared. Our phones were still working extremely well, but we were ready for a bit of an upgrade. After hearing my br...

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10 Android predictions for 2021
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-android-predictions-for-2021/

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Everyone is looking for alternatives to Google photos, but many forget that without it Google home hub will stop showing you new family pictures. That's one of the main reasons I'm sticking with Google and why I can't leave.

I bought the Google home hub because how easy it was to pick my family members and then have Google home hub show me only pictures of them. I dont have to lift a finger and my "picture frames" are always up to date with the latest family pics. I don't see any other service with anything close to something like this. My only wish is for Google to come out with a septate storage plan for photos/videos. I don't need more storage for my other Google services, but if they had a discount plan for phot...

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Google is reportedly working on linking up Nest Audio speakers with Chromecast streaming devices - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/13/21564380/google-nest-audio-speakers-chromecast-streaming-integration-link

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Fulguris Web Browser optimized for productivity
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.slions.fulguris.full.playstore

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