Anker 767 REAL WORLD test drive! It’s a BIG chunk of electricity, but now on easy to roll wheels!
Anker is sponsoring this video to continue chatting about tech that can help in an emergency, and this time I actually got to use it during a REAL LIFE power outage! Power station batteries are awesome gadgets to keep in your home for fun AND for keeping your family safe.
Surface Pro 9 5G! Is it a tablet? Is it a computer? WHAT’S A COMPUTER???
Wrapping up my review time with the Surface Pro 9 SQ3 soon, I’m curious what people’s thoughts are. What would YOU want in a 5G enabled slate?
We’re in an interesting area, with tablets and laptops blurring the lines on mobile functionality. Here are a few more of my experiences. Some of the things I think the SQ3 does really well, and a few more things that kind of failed.
The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is here! iQOO has one of the first phones out with this new SOC, and it’s a CRAZY performer! Let’s see how the iQOO 11 compares to the iQOO 9T and iQOO 9 Pro! It’s the 8 Gen 2 vs the 8 Gen 1! Spoiler alert, the 8 Gen 2 wins!
We can make video “higher quality” in a couple different ways. We can increase resolution or we can increase frame rate. More phones are coming out with ability to shoot 8K, but is that really making our mobile video better?
I’ve been cutting video on phones for years now. My favorite app on Android has been PowerDirector, but recent changes to PD’s subscription and account verification have soured that experience. This isn’t a weak sauce comparison where I just read a list of plugins and show the UI. I’m legit dropping PD from my app drawer.
This is an airing of grievances!
LumaFusion comes at the EXACT right time. I can no longer recommend PowerDirector or Kinemaster anymore…
I got a comment on the podcast that I felt was important to comment on.
A LOT of techies act like the pro and manual modes on our phone cameras are SOOOO complicated to use. Those settings can look a little intimidating, but they’re really not that difficult to use. We can learn a lot from professional photographers in setting up a good shot, and preparing for a specific kind of action.
No really. Chances are pretty good you’re missing the point of a good night mode on your phone camera.
We know the complaints. We’ve heard the “hot takes”.
“If I’m taking a photo at night, shouldn’t it be DARK? I HATE how PROCESSED phone photos are!”
Our competitors: Vivo X80 Pro vs Panasonic Lumix G9 with 12mm at f/2.8
It’s worth taking a second to break this sentiment down, because it’s likely being shared by someone who really doesn’t understand photography. At least, not as well as they think they do…
We’re more than halfway through 2022, and it’s time to take a look at premium phone performance!
The Snapdragon 8 Gen1 has been a controversial chip for expensive Android phones. Qualcomm used ARM reference designs to build a powerful System on Chip. Samsung was responsible for producing the chip on Qualcomm’s designs. Then, manufacturers build phones around those power and thermal specifications.
That thermal conversation has been a challenge to track this year. The Snapdragon 8 Gen1 is a powerful chip, but it’s a finnicky performer if thermals and battery life aren’t handled appropriately.
Phones released in the first half of 2022 are a unique group of devices.
More powerful (but hotter) CPU and GPU, balanced against performance sapping software.
The refreshed Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 is starting to ship in new phones for the second half of the year. ARM is improving the power efficiency, Qualcomm is refining the design, and TSMC is replacing Samsung for the chip fabrication.
It’s a good time to chart how these devices currently compare against each other.
We’ll see where these companies are improving later in the year. We’ll get to see if the 8+ Gen1 runs cooler. We’ll get to see if app developers are taking better advantage of this SOC performance.
