The first OnePlus phone — the OnePlus One — cost a mere $300 back in 2014, and it was a bargain compared to the $650 price tag of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and other competitors. The new OnePlus 7 Pro will set you back at least $669 for the cheapest model, or $750 for the fully kitted out version. That’s more than a $100 bump from the cheapest version of the OnePlus 6T, which debuted just last fall. As smartphone prices rise, so have the cost of OnePlus phones, which have long attempted to offer “flagship killer” specifications for less. The OnePlus 7 Pro is packed to the brim with new technology, and while it’s still about $300+ less than the likes of the Galaxy S10 Plus and the iPhone XS, one of its marquee features is rapidly disappearing — the appeal of a lower price tag, compared to the competition. There used to be a big gap between flagship and budget devices, and OnePlus has usually been the only midrange phone worth buying because it … [Read more...] about The OnePlus 7 Pro undermines the most appealing part of OnePlus
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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: In praise of incrementalism (Update: as cheap as $609 now!)
This review Get 20% off when you pre-order a Note 9 case and get 10% off all non-sale items using code AndroidAuthority. Be quick though, the coupon ends at 23:59 PST on Sunday August 26! Buy yours here: http://andauth.co/MomentNote9 Samsung has a habit of refining designs at least once before switching to something entirely new. This was the case for the Galaxy S4 and S5, Galaxy S6 and S7, S8 and S9, and now the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy Note 9.Most of these revisions have been sensible updates. Samsung has a track record of listening closely to consumers and tweaking things ever so slightly to keep these updates worth buying. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is one of the most sensible revisions I’ve seen to date, and presents a lot of value for the consumer that wants it all. This is our full Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review notes: I’ve been using the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 on Project Fi’s network in the U.S. for 12 days. Our Samsung … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: In praise of incrementalism (Update: as cheap as $609 now!)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 delivers poor graphics performance vs. Apple iPhone 6 Plus
While boasting an "Octa Core" Application Processor option and an extremely high resolution display, Samsung's new Galaxy Note 4 falls flat in running GPU intensive apps and games--particularly in comparison to Apple's iPhone 6 Plus.The first benchmarks showing off the actual performance users will get from the new Note 4 highlights that Samsung appears to be making the wrong engineering choices, and that the conventional wisdom about Samsung's advantages in operating its own chip design and fab are also wrong. Bad Engineering ChoicesSamsung has pushed screen technology ahead of its own processor capabilities, resulting in extremely poor performance in high definition.In an apparent effort to win the "spec war," Samsung began aggressively cranking up device resolutions on its most expensive premium flagships after Steve Jobs demonstrated iPhone 4's Retina Display back in 2010. Prior to that, Samsung was internally focused on smaller devices, not larger, higher resolution displays. In … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Note 4 delivers poor graphics performance vs. Apple iPhone 6 Plus