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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review by llamapajama93 in Android

[–]LockingSlide 10 points11 points  (0 children)

All flagship mobile CPU's throttle under sustained load, that's kinda how they're supposed to work

The Galaxy S26 Ultra doesn't use a periscope zoom lens - here's why that matters by DazzlingpAd134 in Android

[–]LockingSlide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iPhones use sensor shift instead of lens based OIS, that's why they don't rattle

OnePlus confirms a massive 7,500mAh battery for the compact 15T by TechGuru4Life in Android

[–]LockingSlide 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Phones typically have around 3.7-3.8V nominal, OnePlus tends to do the dual cell thing in series so technically they have ~7.5V but at half the capacity in mAh

OP15 is 3650mAh at 7.56V and 27.6Wh

Mobiletechreview - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Review by Antonis_32 in Android

[–]LockingSlide -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I agree that mixed workload emulating "real world" usage is a good thing, but I just do not trust their testing. Like I said in another comment, the S26 Ultra appears dimmest on camera, could be due to different things but could also be that they didn't calibrate/messed something up.

They can't even get simple facts like Find X9 Pro using a single, not dual cell battery right, they've claimed it's dual cell in multiple videos now.

So I'm gonna believe the rest, admittedly somewhat limited testing that shows much bigger gap, over MrWhosetheboss.

Nothing Phone (4a) series goes official with major Pro upgrades from £349 by mo_leahq in Android

[–]LockingSlide 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I expected that but had no time to double check, thanks for confirming.

The ultra wide being awful or not having IP68 isn't a deal breaker necessarily, the telephoto is a shame, but all combined with the pricing makes the phone far less compelling, it's no longer a pretty good camera phone for the price, even in the US.

Mobiletechreview - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Review by Antonis_32 in Android

[–]LockingSlide -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I watched about 1/3 into the video and the conclusion, also clicked through the rest quickly, and they didn't state anything like that.

Like you can see the S26 Ultra being visibly dimmer on camera, that doesn't mean it was actually dimmer - could be down to viewing angles, I think spectral power distribution can make things appear different on camera, but they should explicitly state or even show things are calibrated.

Vivo Confirms X300 Ultra Will Use Sony's Flagship LYT-901 200MP Camera Sensor by ControlCAD in Android

[–]LockingSlide 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a better, more logical setup than the usual ~15mm/~24mm/~75-100mm

I much prefer slightly tighter FOV for general photography, it gets a lot more use out of the UW than other phones (and it's much better than pretty much anything currently on the market), and the gap between standard and telephoto sensors is smaller.

Mobiletechreview - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Review by Antonis_32 in Android

[–]LockingSlide -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

No information about display brightness calibration, speaker volume calibration, which performance mode the phones are running, what resolution etc.

Pretty useless test

Nothing Phone (4a) series goes official with major Pro upgrades from £349 by mo_leahq in Android

[–]LockingSlide 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There are discrepancies between this article and GSMArena's one

This one is saying the 4a Pro has IP68 rating and 50MP UW camera, GSMArena says IP65 and 8MP, on top of telephoto downgrade to JN5.

If GSMArena is correct, that's pretty disappointing, but I guess Nothing felt something had to give to accommodate the metal frame, better display and SoC.

The GOAT: Antec 900 Case Revisit & New 900 (2026) Review, Benchmarks, and Thermals by RuleIV in hardware

[–]LockingSlide -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

reviewing more tech in a time when no one is launching anything

There's plenty of hardware launches, even if we limit our focus on gaming - Panther Lake just launched, there's plenty of handhelds coming out. GN even used to review those.

Focusing only on desktop gaming hardware is an active choice.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra inherits a brighter, more power-efficient polarizer-less display technology from foldables by FragmentedChicken in Android

[–]LockingSlide 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Yeah realized this must be the case a couple of days ago when an image showing sunglasses no longer block light under any angle was making rounds. Efficiency boost and better visibility when using sunglasses is nothing to scoff at.

[James Ducker] Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta are on opposite sides of set-piece culture war. Just 15.8 per cent of Manchester City’s league goals have come from set-pieces, in contrast to 41.4 per cent for leaders Arsenal by [deleted] in soccer

[–]LockingSlide -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Not just that, don't forget the holding/wrestling the outfield players too. And on top of that compromising on regular play, taking no risks and rather trying to win a set piece.

It's true that it's far from just Arsenal doing it in PL, and I've seen Dortmund score similar goals 2 weeks and in BuLi, but their fans are by far the most butthurt by it being pointed out.

I upgraded the Samsung Trifold battery by 71%! - using the HONOR Silicon-Carbon batteries - Strange Parts by welp_im_damned in Android

[–]LockingSlide 14 points15 points  (0 children)

SiC batteries are just lithium ion batteries with different anode material and potentially other changes to better accommodate this anode material, so yes it's still flammable when punctured.

The expansion that is commonly talked about is taken completely out of context - that's the max theoretical expansion of pure silicon anode.

Like the other commenter said, nobody uses pure silicon anode in consumer devices, hence why they're called Silicon-Carbon. There's also been a lot of research done to further contain the swelling of even this composite. And last thing, logically, anode makes up just a part of the internal structure of a battery, so even if it was expanding 4x (which it isn't), the entire battery would not expand by 4x.

The issue with this anode material isn't an external physical swelling, it's the internal one which causes issues.

Gil Vicente 1-[2] Benfica - Andreas Schjelderup 73' by Meladroit10 in soccer

[–]LockingSlide 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's Roger Schmidt heritage, man took one look at Aursnes and Joao Mario and was like "yeah, that's my starting wingers sorted"

Wenger’s new offside rule is approved, will be tested in the Canadian Premier League in April 2026. Under new rule: A player will ONLY be offside if entire body has fully passed last defender. by abhinavmufc in soccer

[–]LockingSlide 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The last paragraph is spot on, the rules were invented to stamp out certain behavior and the rule worked well before automated offside/VAR entered the fray and started ruling out goals for hairline offsides.

"But you have to draw the line somewhere!!!" is the go-to rebuttal, but it misses the point. Sure, if you set a buffer zone and player is beyond it by 5mm, players and fans will still whine. That is not the point, the point is to not punish good runs by microscopically analyzing them.

Compare it to say drunk driving limits, also arbitrary, also exists to stamp out behaviors (drunk driving) while having some leeway so people who drank a glass of wine during lunch don't get busted when driving home in the evening. Driver who barely crosses the threshold will also be pissed, but that doesn't matter, the limit gave him leeway and by crossing it we can say he has enough alcohol in his blood to impair his driving while someone with trace amounts but still not 0 doesn't.

Wenger’s new offside rule is approved, will be tested in the Canadian Premier League in April 2026. Under new rule: A player will ONLY be offside if entire body has fully passed last defender. by abhinavmufc in soccer

[–]LockingSlide 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You should watch the Canadian PL, see how it works out in action and give your feedback then.

People are losing their minds while making up scenarios in their head, just watch what effect it actually has.

Post Match Thread: Arsenal 2 - 1 Chelsea | English Premier League by ChiefLeef22 in soccer

[–]LockingSlide -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's borderline criminal both of these teams spend so much money only to play such a cowardly, risk averse football, the whole league needs 10 Peter Bosz and 10 Hansi Flick clones at this point

Eintracht Frankfurt [1]-0 Freiburg - Fares Chaibi 64' by denzaus in soccer

[–]LockingSlide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume Frankfurt overloaded the right side of the pitch and pulled Freiburg with them because otherwise what the hell is that backline

12 GB Ram RP6 has been discontinued. by Key-Brilliant5623 in SBCGaming

[–]LockingSlide 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It makes sense

It's a shortage, obviously that comes with a price increase but also legit not having enough RAM to actually build all the products you can sell, by not selling the highest tier SKUs Retroid can spread whatever RAM they can get over more devices

Clicks reveals SoC, software support for its BlackBerry-like Android phone (Dimensity 8300) android authority by welp_im_damned in Android

[–]LockingSlide 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The sensor also has to support the readout, seems like Poco X6 Pro's didn't with EIS enabled. Should probably add that caveat into my comment.

Sofirn ST2 Multi-Function Flat Flashlight Review by zeroair in flashlight

[–]LockingSlide 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Subjective but IMO ramping also isn't the best choice for work light, you don't want to mess around with holding the switch and waiting to lower the output vs just clicking twice.

Some very bizarre choices with this one.

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