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Global Smartphone Use Jan - Now
I'm about to order a Z Flip 8, they're selling for €800, wish me luck
Google will be locking down Android harder as well. Very sad.
>>109514850>foldablesAre ppl still falling for these snowflakes ?My A54 will outlove this overpriced junk ten fold
what does /spg/ think of the oppo find x9s ?
>>109514922What's the point of no foldable phone when you can tablet tier screen while keeping the form factor of a normal phone? The point of a foldable to remain a normal phone that happen to transform into a tablet.
>>109514921you have to click one box chud
>>109514921google has already addressed all of these issues, we can stop talking about this. they are putting a restriction up where you have to wait some amount of time to enable dev mode. shizuku used an exploit, no surprise it got patched. turn dev mode on, wait the timeout, attach the phone with adb and remove everything google related. that simple.
>>109515057You're still asking for permission to use your devices. That's still not great.
>>109515102Unfortunately such restrictions are necessary due to the wider society being vulnerable to scams, phishing, cybercrime, and so on. If you're really determined though, you will find a way and nobody is chasing you down over it.
>>109515033>normalMy definition of a normal phone is one that won't get severly damaged from simply getting used.There is simply no material in existence robust enough to build a usable foldable screen.It's the OLED versus LCD discussion all over again.OLED is not fit to be used in TVs since the material is incapable of reaching adequate brightness without self-destruct same as fragile plastic + volatile solvents will simply evaporate and break from applied finger pressure or from simply laying around and oxidizing.To use both technologies and any of the aforementioned products is bottom line retarded.
>reading tripfag posts>replying to tripfag posts
>>109515121The biggest threat to cyber security are state actors with the power to backdoor their way in every major system, specifically US, Israel (and I'm repeating myself here), and China.Scams and phishing are achieved at a non-technical level: the weak link is the person holding the phone, a timer won't do shit other than normalize yet another degree of separation between customer and ownership.Scam and phishing are defeated through public awareness and education, not through technical means. It's in the same playbook with "think of the children", where it got deployed and now half the internet ask for your ID: it's a problem that has to be solved through social awareness, and with sexual and emotional education at both societal and family levels, instead it's co-opted as a vehicle for more dystopic surveillance at the benefit of nobody but the powers at be.
>>109515220pop open the tor browsersuddenly all that nonsense goes awayworks in the UKworks in the USit's very straight forward
>>109515252Are you just pretending? The fact that for the time being workarounds exist doesn't change the issue at hand for any of those issues.
>>109515161There are plenty of technologies being currently developed to overcome this issue, as flexible screens have many other applications outside of foldable phones.If you want a phone that can survive nuclear explosion you can get yourself some superbrick but modern foldable phones are already pretty durable. Technology is of course not comparable with brick phone right now so you have to make some sacrifices but in my opinion having this option to get tablet tier of screen out of same phone is great.
>>109515268Lets talk about when a bill is about to pass that meaningfully makes Tor illegal. Until that point there is nothing to talk about.
>>109515272I believe it when I see it, anonall I see is bullshit marketing my favorite being "flexible glass defying physics itself"Don't believe everything they tell you. Don't be a r/science guy since all this translates to bullshit.A mobile device should be durable. It's the ground rule. Since these devices need to be weather tight and shockproof because they are using an outside environment. We're weathering, sand and occasional hits are a given.Best examples are smart watches. I own a waterproof watch in metal body on a metal strap, it has a saphire glass where the battery needs to be charged only every 30 days or so. It can work without a phone if it needs to and still have GPS navigation and it does not look like a tank. It looks like a simple elegant watch. Why? Because it was made by intelligent people, as opposed to stupid people like Apple's engineers.Compared to the oh so prised apple smartwatch, which is a fragile overpriced toy in comparison and you'd need to be brain damage to choose the latter.Same goes for my beloved A54, a slab. But it's a very robust slab. I had kids standing with their entire bodyweight on the screen without a problem.It fell from a three story building. Not even as cratch on the screen, by the way.Why? Because it was designed by intelligent people.
Counterpoint released the top selling smartphones data for Q2 2026.https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/global-smartphone-shipments-q2-2026
>>109514922Ten fold? We aren't even at nine fold yet, eight fold just came out.
>>109515398>stupid people are the vast majority of the global populusWhat counterpoint ?
>>109514922normies love folding phones
>>109515408Exacly!, my A54 will still be around when 11 fold comes out while foldable will keep dying year after year.
>>109515398people really REALLY do not want to pay for EXYSHIT lmao
>>109515344I assume you're not an engineer, so I'll make it simple: the thinner something is, the more tightly you can bend it without breaking it, regardless of how strong or brittle it is. With this rule you can have optical fibers or foldable screens. Fatigue is a bit harder to assess on glass and polymers, but the rule remains the same: make it thinner, the thinner the less it gets stresses when bent with a certain radius, the less it gets stressed the less likely it will fail.t. engineer
>>109515344I'm telling you once again, if you want an indestructible brick you can get an indestructible brick. For normal uses current foldable phones are sufficient enough while providing amazing form factor.
>>109514943Why not just get n6 at this point?
>>109515413Normies can't afford folding phones which makes them even greater. iPhone pro that every Shaqueena buys herself for 2 year loan costs about 1k dolla, while folding phones are like 2k+
>>109515682shaqueena just needs to get a 72 month loan to buy the iphone fold
Global Smartphone Sales For 2024 and 2025.
I'd like to apologize for my country being one of the first to pilot the new Android restrictionsWe have some of the dumbest people on this planet
>>109514850>Don't Bend It That Way Edition!Based OP TOP KEK
>>109516275mine toowe also happen to have one of the most fluoridated water suppliees in the world
>>109514943not recommended
>>109514921BASED GOOGLEless jeet scamming the elderly
>New phones start flooding in September+October>try to avoid Android phones with 12GB RAM, if you plan to use it for more than 2 years, 16GB + 512GB is recommended>any apple products below 8000yuan are all garbage, only poor people buy them to show off.
>>109515782But she already has a loan on the previous brickphone pro with the shattered screen
>iPhone prices gone +50%
>>109517865Based. Once it up +1000% I'll consider buying it. If plebs can afford it it's shit for poors.
>>109517865Not just apple, qualcomm is rising their prices too. Flagships will go back to being ultra expensive like back in 2010.
10 years of using a smartphone and I still don't understand how to root a device, how to install microG services, or how to install custom ROMs.
is iphone 17e good
>>109518790I bought it refurbished, I don't reccomend it heats up way too fast. Get refurbished 15/16 pro max.
>>109518677>how to root a devicelargely unnecessary these days, though that's not a good development>how to install microG servicesit's just an apk and gives you ad free youtube>how to install custom ROMs.that's become a meme like installing gentoo
Waiting for 18 pro max. I hate apple colors, they look good on renders and dogshit in real life. Because they are all glossy and look dogshit in real life with light
>>109514870Idk what it is about Apple but every company I worked for has handed them out like skittles. I wonder what their market share would look like without Enterprise/Volume contracts.
Does anyone here have experience with phones that support DP Alt Mode? Are we finally living in times when you can just connect your phone to a monitor via usb-c cable and have it work like a desktop computer?
>>109519151disappointing to hear. I hate the multiple camera monstrosity designs, 17e looks pretty imo.
What is the best hardened Firefox browser for Android that has Firefox sync as an option. Fennec?
>>109520177>hardened Firefox browser for Android IronFox>that has Firefox sync as an optionYou should be able to login, but I never used that functionality so I can't 100% confirm.
>>109520043Yeah, if you are going to buy iphone save up for pro max version, because they have vapor chamber. Don't get me wrong I like the 17e, but thermal part sucks.
top ranked smartphones with the highest antutu and geekbench 6 averageshttps://www.antutu.com/web/ranking
Here's the latest iOS 27 beta with the latest Siri ai VS the latest Gemini ai. You can use the link to watch the video to see the before and after results and it's not even close the new Siri AI beats the Gemini AI in photo and video editing. Google messed up the parking lot lines for the parking spaces, it also messed up the guy's eyes when removing glasses, it also messed up removing his hand holding the laptop and finally it was not able to remove the entire shelf against the wall. https://youtu.be/d5wocIfmNbM?is=pe-m70UutkI313Tp
>>109519979It's a half-baked experience so far but there is progress being made. For now the real killer experience is using a pair of display glasses and having a large cinema-like display for watching movies.
>>109514850If you had to keep them stock, would you rather daily a new A17 or a used Pixel 8 Pro?
>>109514850>Don't Bend It That Way Edition!Lmao
>>109521003It's literally Gemini vs Gemini with different training data sets. Apple is paying Google big bucks to rebrand Gemini as Siri. Remember when iPhone 16 was gonna launch with Apple Intelligence?
>>109521859Low quality bait, this was already clarified in the previous thread. Siri ai is not Gemini ai. This is a technology enthusiast board. Post facts, not your false opinions. I used Gemini ai twice to confirm this as well.
>>109521874Oh yeah, that's why they're paying Google billions in cash for Gemini features...for no reason.Remember Apple Maps at launch? That's probably how bad Apple Intelligence was before Google bailed them out.
>>109521890Your opinions are not factual, because you have not provided any sources to back up any of your claims. Unlike myself when I literally used Gemini Ai to prove my points. Too easy.https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/11/siri-ai-is-powered-by-gemini-models-but-is-not-gemini-what-does-that-mean/
>>109521859>>109521890>zero reading comprehension Learn how to read and retain information low iq thirdie
>>109521901>siri-ai-is-powered-by-gemini-modelsWhy would I post sources when you already have posted this which proves my point?No, it's not exactly the same. But without Google Gemini, there would be no Apple Intelligence ooops I mean Siri AI.
>>109521922>retarded poorfag thirdie can’t comprehend simple English Typical of /g/
immature kids are posting false opinions without being able to back them up with sources. meanwhile all I do is post the actual facts with the evidence. this is too easy. imagine thinking and behaving like this child. how sad.
>>109521932Projection much?You literally posted a link stating that Google Gemini powers Apple Intelligence - erm- Siri AI. >>109521941Only underage kids are this worried about being "adult"
>>109521952Seethe harder dumb ass! Siri Ai mogs Gemini ai. It’s not the same. You’re wrong like always. But a new flagship otherwise your impoverished opinions are not respected.
>>109521996Buy*
>>109521003Kino
Android 17 status?
>mfw i fell for the nothing phone meme
Sad that actual discussion gets drowned out by underage spam in this general.
https://www.oneplus.com/uk/adjustment>Be OnePlus in 2025>Prior to the release of the OnePlus 15 spg anons claimed this will be a pivotal move for high quality flagship smartphones at decent price points>Release gamer centric flagship OnePlus 15>Get rid of Hasselblad partnership>Camera quality drops>Brag about the amazing cooling the new smartphone has>Professional phone reviews all show the device crashing from overheating and causing thermal throttling >2026 Shut down all Global operations How could this happen?
>>109522121whats wrong with it
>>109522629i just found out that nothing phone has become associated with one of those p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶.
>>109519723Who cares about phone color?Just get case over it.
>>109522940If your phone is a pastel color, it means that you're gay. You can try to hide it, but you can't change the fact.
>>109523052There is silver iphone pro max variant who cares.
I tried Graphene on a Pixel 7 pro. I like it, except for the cell radio in the phone was dogshit. I'll stick with my S24U, maybe I'll try graphene again if I find a cheap Pixel10
>>109523419>using grapheneOS to connect to cell towers.isn't the point that pos OS is for you to have complete an utter privacy.
Gurman confirms the iPhone Glass is still in development for 2027 after a report said the project was cancelled.
Red Magic makes some of the most based videos.https://youtu.be/zt9kZsagm64?si=XcNYun7ZcERgtERF