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I don’t do a ton of case reviewing, but I was in a bind.
The OnePlus 11 just arrived! Unsurprisingly, there aren’t any cases available to buy on OnePlus.com. Searching on Amazon, I was able to find ONE case available to purchase and ship here in the United States.
Foluu sells a $9 clear bumper case, and it’s a clear bumper case. Continue reading “I Bought The FIRST OnePlus 11 Case Available on Amazon! It’s $9! It’s Fine…”
Vivo iQOO 11 performance review!
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!
2023 is going to be a great year for enthusiast phones! Continue reading “Vivo iQOO 11 SHOWDOWN! Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 App and Gaming Performance! It’s the real deal!”
Almost a year after I wrote this editorial, I’m happy to report that Google Photos has been updated, and we see a HUGE improvement to processing times!
The rest of the app is still ugly and clumsy, but now it’s ugly, clumsy, and FASTER!!!
Not the SERVICE Google Photos. The SERVICE is great. I’m talking about the Google Photos app.
Google Photos (the app) kinda sucks. Allow me to explain.
I’ve been digging into the iQOO 11, and performance testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It’s really exciting to see the improvements coming to PREMIUM tier smartphones. These are much better behaved hot rod pocket computers.
I’ve added some new tests to my collection of benchmarks, and I’m tracking two different tests using Google Photos.
Google Photos is painful to use. Continue reading “Can we just admit that Google Photos kinda sucks?”
iQOO 11 First Impressions! LET’S GO!
This phone is a POWERHOUSE with a GREAT screen! iQOO delivers fantastic features, and we can use this phone to start testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2!
2023 is looking to be a REALLY exciting year for high performance phones, and we’re getting an early start on all the fun! Continue reading “iQOO 11 First Look! Snapdragon 8 Gen 2! EARLY Performance Tests!”
Not the “best” phones of the year. Certainly not the most popular phones of the year.
I believe Google and Sony have made the most distinctly different phones from each other, and these phones are the “bookends” of the Premium Android market.
I don’t know that two phones could be more different from each other, and that’s enough for me to shoot a showdown!
Continue reading “Pixel 7 Pro vs XPERIA 1 IV: The most important phones of the year…”
Pixel Watch impressions!
Using the Pixel Watch for a couple weeks, I have more questions than answers.
Lots of criticisms point to the omissions and the first generation aspect, but what’s really important in a watch? I don’t think this is the watch for me, but there’s one feature which might be a deal maker for other folks.
Let’s take a look! Continue reading “Google Pixel Watch: What really matters in a wearable?”
My first impressions of the Picel 7 Pro are live on Mobile IQ! I’m not sure why this video was delayed, I shot it a week ago, but it’s ready to go now!
The new Google Pixel 7 Pro is here! We’re taking a first look at Google’s new phone, and sharing some EARLY impressions! What’s new? What’s better? What still needs more work? Here we go!
The Duo and Duo 2 are finally on Android 12L!
Whenever there’s some Surface news, we can always count on some derisive tech commentary. The folks all too happy to show you how CLEVER they are in panning a niche device.
“I knew it wasn’t going to sell as many units as a POPULAR phone.”
To be fair, there is SOME fun in that. Folks who genuinely enjoy the Surface Duo can get a chuckle out of how small our community really is.
The idea I consistently need to push back against is this lazy notion that Microsoft’s updates for the Surface have been poor. It takes a terrific tech hack to look at the Duos, only look at an Android “number”, and say:
“It needs to be gooder BIGGER Android number!” Continue reading “Surface Duo and Android 12L – What is “good” Software Support?”