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Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra
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Yes, even a sunbeam heats up my phone to the point that I can't use it at all. I was listening to music and driving around for ten minutes today and my phone was heated up to the point that it was acting up. Granted, it has been in the 90s today, but still. Ten minutes of heat exposure shouldn't render a phone useless.
Time in the sun is irrelevant, if the internal temperature of your phone gets too hot it'll regulate itself by switching off cores. Heat is the enemy.
It’s not quite irrelevant. I’m experiencing the odd issue of using the phones in very cool ambient temperatures, air conditioned, 70F. But if sun hits the phone, and I found the other day the phone doesn’t even have to even be in use!!! it starts to heat up shockingly fast in a beam of sunlight. By shockingly fast I’m talking about 40 seconds
When I worked as a landscaper/groundskeeper years ago at my kids school I noticed this was a very pronounced issue with my 7 Plus. I had no such difficulty with any of my Samsung phones at that job. Nor with my black S21 Ultra right now. It’s still cool here. In hot ambient temperatures any phone is going to struggle a bit.
The heat seems to be building up from the top half of the Apple logo on towards the upper part of the back of the phone. I need to look up what’s there.
I've has the S8, S10+ and S20+ and they all did that. This is normal for Samsung phones. I also remember my first iPhone X doing that but instead of pink it was green.
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That’s funny since I’ve owned Note series 3, 4, 9and now 20 and none did.
like I mentioned earlier, off axis color shift is normal but not in the case whereby a slight tilt or off axis viewing of around 2-5 degrees changes whites to pink.
This issue was also noted and mentioned by one of the top YouTube reviewers a few months back.
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Well poo. I was wiping smudged from my S21 Ultra last night and noticed what appears to be a long vertical scratch on the top lens. But what’s really weird is that there’s no discernible abrasion on the glass. It’s smooth as silk. I’m so confused and puzzled as to where exactly the scratch is. It would appear to be internal and under the glass. So perhaps it’s a crack? The phone hasn’t been subjected to any falls or abuse. I’m going to try and determine later today if it’s affecting photos.
My iPhones, particularly the minis get much more rugged treatment and despite that the ridiculously protruded lenses look pristine (for now, knock wood) so I’m disappointed there’s this significant defect suddenly appearing on a phone that is comparatively babied and has lenses so sensibly recessed.
Whatever happens, I’m just going to have to live with it because I’m not dealing with their customer service, at least not anytime in the next few weeks. I’m backed up on doctors appointments, veterinary appointments, car service, house repairs, etc. that were on hold during lockdowns and before our vaccines.
And on top of that there’s all these bugs everywhere crunch crunch crunch. They’re back! Cicadas! 😱 The ones that hatch normally are cute. But there’s hundreds of them that apparently got stuck during metamorphosis and they’re hideously deformed and they’re kind of stuck to everything. Ewwww!
At least we’ve moved since the last brood emerged. The last time this happened we lived on a heavily wooded lot in a decrepit old house with a basement entrance that looked like a dungeon and got filled a foot deep with these bugs. I had to shovel them out. They wouldn’t or couldn’t fly away and they’d die and rot outside the door. The stench was horrible and I was pregnant and at the time so it was hell. My yard now has only a handful of trees. I learned my lesson! But still, they’re heeeeeeeere!
My iPhones, particularly the minis get much more rugged treatment and despite that the ridiculously protruded lenses look pristine (for now, knock wood) so I’m disappointed there’s this significant defect suddenly appearing on a phone that is comparatively babied and has lenses so sensibly recessed.
Whatever happens, I’m just going to have to live with it because I’m not dealing with their customer service, at least not anytime in the next few weeks. I’m backed up on doctors appointments, veterinary appointments, car service, house repairs, etc. that were on hold during lockdowns and before our vaccines.
And on top of that there’s all these bugs everywhere crunch crunch crunch. They’re back! Cicadas! 😱 The ones that hatch normally are cute. But there’s hundreds of them that apparently got stuck during metamorphosis and they’re hideously deformed and they’re kind of stuck to everything. Ewwww!
At least we’ve moved since the last brood emerged. The last time this happened we lived on a heavily wooded lot in a decrepit old house with a basement entrance that looked like a dungeon and got filled a foot deep with these bugs. I had to shovel them out. They wouldn’t or couldn’t fly away and they’d die and rot outside the door. The stench was horrible and I was pregnant and at the time so it was hell. My yard now has only a handful of trees. I learned my lesson! But still, they’re heeeeeeeere!
I run this Niskin case from Amazon to protect the lens.
So far so good.
So far so good.
Going by this thread it looks like things are/have degenerated to a whole new level.
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Smart switch really is great and improved since last time I used it. Managed to trwvsfer all my photos via icloud and done so much better than needing to plug in. Granted the photos and video has took all my storage pretty much but great to know its so easy like the fact you can transfer last 30 days photos as well and all pdfs etc
Certainly makes things easier with moving information over more than ever now
Certainly makes things easier with moving information over more than ever now
can you make it sync only new and/or modified files only?
the few times that i have used it seems to copy everything including what i already have saved on my mac and that tends to chew up space on the hard drive and that forces you to manually delete the older backups each time
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So, according to that article... cost is the biggest reason iPhone users switch to Android. I mean, it does makes sense... but there's ways to find more affordable deals on refurbished or used iPhones.This is the biggest reason iPhone users switch from Apple to Android
At some point during WWDC 2021, which kicks off on Monday, Apple will likely share metrics touting Apple’s customer satisfaction numbers as well as overall …
Personally I have moved from iPhone because it has become just “boring” design wise.
I just put the article as a technical debate.
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I agree. I moved almost two years ago for the boring reason as well as cost and desire to try Android. Still enjoying the experience of my Samsung Galaxy S10e.
But high end samsung phones are just as expensive at launch as flagship iPhones.
I think the biggest reason is some just want a change.
those who are leaving iPhones for more features lets face it are going to devices in a similar price range or more.
I totally agree with that. Price is a factor... but it isn't the biggest reason. I moved away from the iPhone and I purchased an Android phone with a larger price tag than the iPhone.
Nobody should pay retail price for a Samsung flagship. They offer so many good sales, trade ins, and promotion credits there's always a good deal to be had. Apple doesn't offer any of this but it's made up a little by their excellent resale value.