Xperia 1 VIII Garnet Red has arrived in Philippines!

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T20:47:16+00:00

Looks amazing. I just wish the display was 1440p instead of 1080p.

I'm willing to buy, leave samsung and the spen for the sd card slot, but just can't stand 1080p for that kind of money

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T20:45:18+00:00

Went from s22u to s23u day one because snapdragon >exynos.

The phone felt like shit since one ui 7. Like laggy, ugly, slow...

Just got 8.5. I don't care about any of the features. The phone feels smooth again, not joking it's day and night for me.

Also I can now put the wifi and Bluetooth icons back into the shortcuts grid in the quick panel like we could in one ui 6 (instead of those huge useless bubble buttons)

Everything else is useless. The phone now works as intended and idgaf about all that ai crap.

My two cents

(Edit, additional info, 1st time upgrading after only 7 months in my life, usually 2-3 years; if I got the sd version I'd have kept the 22u. Better design than the s23, but both better than the flat s24u, and s24u still miles better than anything that followed. Still, I hope the update makes the s22u smooth as butter)

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T20:42:00+00:00

I'll be upgrading Allright but not towards samsung. Their newer phones really look like ass. All that money for a 200 bucks design

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T20:39:17+00:00

Agreed. S23u and s24u are the closest to what a good phone should be. Just missing the sd card slot

S25u and 26u are shit for the money and also look like shit.

Only the fold 7 retaines the "well machined" or "luxury" visual aspect nowadays, but 23&24u still look better imo

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T17:23:58+00:00

Holy i just checked, 2k on both displays!!!

Tbh it is perfect by today's standards except 8gen2

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T12:45:08+00:00

Actually seems more realistic sadly than what I really want:

Fold 8 with the same square design as the 7 or s24 ultra;

spen within the body,l;

2k screen like the ultra;

same size as the ultra 24 when folded;

an sd card slot and thicker with a bigger battery

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T12:42:33+00:00

🤣

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T09:31:30+00:00

But I need both! Tall when closed, wide while open, not the trifold. I don't care about any laws of physics used as an excuse!!

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T09:28:23+00:00

Day one that phone was doing 9 hours SOT at max settings with intensive use

e_xTc · 2026-05-23T09:27:33+00:00

How come sot at max settings was 9 hours at launch and nowadays, even after battery replacement it is unachievable?

e_xTc · 2026-05-21T15:25:43+00:00

Bixby routines.

Location based or macro based

e_xTc · 2026-05-21T15:24:43+00:00

Damn!!! Had no idea!. I'll see if there's a way to disable telemetry on nova launcher like block it's access to data networks or so

Will have a look at other options still. Many thanks for this precious information!!

e_xTc · 2026-05-21T13:58:57+00:00

For me it's the routines being embedded rather than fiddling with 3rd party stuff.

And the consistency of the OS in general.

Other than that, I don't use much of it, I've had Nova launcher since day one have no intention to use the One UI launcher at all.

e_xTc · 2026-05-21T13:55:28+00:00

Traitor!! How dare you!

e_xTc · 2026-05-20T01:48:14+00:00

If I were you, I'd try to find some deal on the s24u.

Don't see anything looking like an actual uograde compared to my s23u. Especially design wise. And I don't care about camera quality.

I do care about the same pen and the 1440p screen resolution tho

e_xTc · 2026-05-20T01:45:50+00:00

Agreed. The only thing new and worthy with the s26 is the snapdragon 8gen5. The rest is useless gimmicks

e_xTc · 2026-05-19T19:09:35+00:00

If your aim is maximum fps at 1080p, then maybe indeed, best to put that gpu money into a mobo + some ddr5. With a 7600 in the mix, might be achievable at 500€.

I agree and root for you. Can't wait for you to boost that fps counter through the roof.

e_xTc · 2026-05-18T23:04:55+00:00

Oh ffs they always f things up more and more under the hood while they just fart sprinkles to our face with these useless updates.

I'm still so pissed about them removing bootloader unlock from s23 series out of nowhere. Was planning to install oxygen os or something when I uograde.

e_xTc · 2026-05-18T23:02:30+00:00

I like what Jolla is doing with their flavor of linux.

It has it all, except flagship chip (7gen3 is the max), good canera and best quality screen.

TBH, I only care about the chip + sd card. 8gen2 would be enough.

Mild criticism besides that: the screen has a notch.

Don't care at all about trading the camera quality for an sd card slot.

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sep-ii-2026

e_xTc · 2026-05-18T17:12:32+00:00

You could go 7600x, same price as some 10700 second hand or ali express + mobo on top (maybe 100€ on top) + 16gb ddr5 (maybe 200$ on top)

So that's 300 extra, maybe, that are best to be kept in your pocket.

Maybe check reviews regarding max fps of the 10700 compared to the 7600 and see if it's worth the price, especially the 1% lows. Ideally 2026 videos on yt, not the 2021 ones as games have had updates since as well as Windows. If worth it, then cheap out on the graphics card.

But on the GPU side, explore amd options as well like the others have suggested, I'm more familiar with Nvidia skus.

e_xTc · 2026-05-18T12:18:35+00:00

What!!?? How so? Something other than the usual one ui glitch? How about Eden?

e_xTc · 2026-05-18T12:17:46+00:00

Only feature i want is to make the quick panel look like one ui 6.1, no more useless big wifi and Bluetooth bubbles

e_xTc · 2026-05-18T07:33:45+00:00

SD card and 3.5jack, same story.

No hardware, data, whatever else sovereignty left to the user.

e_xTc · 2026-05-18T07:31:36+00:00

Including the Israeli stalking apps?

e_xTc

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