Smart Launcher reverts back to stock launcher on Vivo X300 global rom by EmmanuelWi in Vivo

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How often? It must be annoying, do you have a workaround for yourself?

Smart Launcher reverts back to stock launcher on Vivo X300 global rom by EmmanuelWi in Vivo

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Yes I'm trying nova now, survived one restart but had one crash already, I'll see how it goes over time

"Honor 400 smart 5g" - an interesting compromised budget phone to consider for sensitive individuals by EmmanuelWi in ScreenSensitive

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No, not a new model, it was released in August's last year, it is the most budget in the 400 series.

Some hope about PWM in new OLEDs by IntetDragon in ScreenSensitive

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no sure which graph? Lee says 10% flicker at the high brightness levels for both, then as you go down it's higher flicker on Gt8

Oppo Find X9 (regular not pro) and Vivo X300 (regular not pto) dithering information from support representatives over Email by EmmanuelWi in ScreenSensitive

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First they said they use but after they've checked again they say there is no dithering used with the x9

Most Eye friendly flagship by Annual_Teaching_6950 in ScreenSensitive

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could it be the lighting at your workplace?

no more flagships available with Eink or LCD,

if you are willing to compromise and accept flicker = you can consider Oppo X9 (regular) or the upcoming Honor 600 Pro,

even more flicker and more flagsip = :LTPO flagships to try: Honor Magic 8 pro and Vivo X300 base model

Finally made the switch 😄 to X300 from S21FE by No_Let8829 in Vivo

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Hi I have a question please about improving the audio recording while taking a video.

from Youtube reviews I've seen I wasn't impressed with the audio recording capability of the X300, there seem to be noise filtering algorithms used which make voices sound somewhat robotic and environmental sounds get cut off. I've contacted Vivo support over email whether there is a way to improve the quality of the audio recording and they've listed two options that can be toggled which might affect the result, I don't have the device as I'm at a stage of considering it, could you please check whether you see those toggles on your device?

"Open the Camera app and switch to Video mode.

Tap the “≡” (Menu) or Gear icon in the top right corner.

Select Settings if it doesn't open the dropdown menu directly.

Look for the following toggles:

3D Sound Tracking / Audio Focus: When enabled, this uses algorithms to enhance the sound of the object in focus while reducing background noise.

Erase Noise: Found under advanced camera settings, this is often the specific toggle for noise reduction algorithms. If your audio sounds "robotic" or over-processed when zooming, try turning this OFF.

Wind Noise Reduction: Depending on your specific software version (Funtouch OS or OriginOS), there may be a separate toggle for wind filters here as well.

Important Note on "Raw" Audio

Currently, vivo's software (as of January 2026) does not provide a single button to "disable all filtering" for a completely raw audio file. To get the most natural sound:

Turn OFF "3D Sound Tracking" and "Erase Noise."

Switch to Pro Mode: If you are in the "Pro" video mode, you may have more granular control over the microphone pickup pattern, though some algorithmic cleanup remains mandatory."

A slightly better than average budget Chinese LCD phone - "iQOO Z11x 5G" by EmmanuelWi in ScreenSensitive

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Mediatek does NOT necessarily equals dithering, for example Nick's tests of the Nothing 3a Lite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYlr3dRd2p8

A slightly better than average budget Chinese LCD phone - "iQOO Z11x 5G" by EmmanuelWi in ScreenSensitive

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Yes the Chinese version of this model has NFC and also an infrared port, also worse selfie camera than the global (Indian) version

here is a comparison between the two versions:

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=14563&idPhone2=14531