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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] cezeff:
I do not know how long most people have had their phones, yet I have had mine for almost a week. The battery life is consistently improving for me as the system needs to learn your habits. In the past week I have gone from questionable battery time to pretty darn solid and I am looking forward to see if it improves.

Another thing to consider is signal strength and availability. If you import a phone that does not support all the bands on your selected network, there is a chance that the phone will be hunting for a signal or working harder with a weaker signal. I have experienced that first hand in importing phones to Japan for the past 10 years.

One thing that also strikes me as odd is the ton of negative comments about the battery life not taking into account that the screen is high advancement over last year's Note 10+. The touch sampling is 2x more. The refresh rate is 2x more. Throw in a power hungry 5G modem and a battery hit is to be expected.

I am not saying the battery life can not be improved or that it is the greatest right now. What I am saying is that more thought should be put into the usage and feature set of the phone and how that affects battery life. I do not think we are at the point of "have your cake and eat it too" in terms of design. Maybe next year we will see a further refinement with technical advancements. For me the phone is a blast to have. Who buys a Ferrari and worries about the cost of gas. I say as long as it holds up a day on a single charge, for as much stuff as this thing packs in, it's good to go in my book. Sorry for the rant :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] DoobyDroid:
Yep totally agree [emoji106]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Virgo_Guy:
I quit rooting years back and never had to look back.

Btw, which Samsung location service app(name) you are referring to? Thanks.

(If return for a refund works for you) I wish you acquired both, compared them thoroughly and could share your opinion substantially here for us to benefit and return the one you overall didn't like. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
Yes, absolutely. See my posts above. Be aware though that you might not get 5G for the time being.

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Totally agree
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joebongo:
From what I can gather from the load of reports and videos I've seen it's about an hour a day more with SD. That sounds like it would translate into a reasonable chunk of "insurance" power. Maybe it wouldn't. My use is about 5h SOT by the looks of my note 10+

Looks like neither the N986B nor the N986O have the 1400 B50 which some sites thing my carrier uses, nor do either phone use the 5G bands my carrier uses (3400 B42 or 36-4000 B43). Not that 5G is worth worrying about as I am in a rural location where any signal is a bonus!

My note 10+ also doesn't use the 1400 B50 band and I've had virtually no blackspots since I've had it so I'm not sure how much that one is really used in reality.

So on that front all is good, it's battery and camera that are the sticking points.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] jsamuels:
I've had my Exynos since launch day. Battery life was pretty bad the first couple of days but then consistently improved without my doing anything special. Now, I get through a full day on a single charge with some room to spare. You can drive yourself crazy with the SD v Exynos debate. I wish the SD version was available in Europe with support for our cellular frequencies. But, it isn't. I'm very happy with the Exynos variant.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joebongo:
I'd love to do that but I'd be sending an open box back to a private/small seller and I would feel very bad if I did.

It would be amazing to do a series of side by side tests though!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
Articles on line suggest B50 is rarely used at this stage by Three. The N9860 does have 78, which Three does use for 5G - but 5G may not work at all on the N9860 at the moment on some networks outside HK - see the other thread on that in the Q&A forum. But 5G doesn't appear to be an issue for you, like most of us!!!

Battery does improve after a few days' use.

The camera ... well that's up to you!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] ekerbuddyeker:
There are a few on youtube
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joebongo:
I thought I'd seen a camera comparison between Notes but I can't find it, perhaps I was looking at S20s or something. There's definitely different ISPs on there though. Strangely the last one I found on S20s said Exynos had the better camera due to ISP difference. Both notes have ISOCELL hardware I believe. I was sure I had seen one for Notes saying that SD had better pics though with the 965 but my brain is slightly fried from looking!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
There's the other point of whether you'd really notice the difference between Exynos and SD photos!!!!

As I understand it, both are better than the Note 10 though
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] VirtualWaver:
There a couple videos on YouTube comparing the cameras and all reviewers say SD camera was better.

However, I personally couldn't find the difference (except night mode when SD was clearly better).

I think the difference is very marginal and depends on a firmware.

That was the case with S20 Ultra - on one firmware Exynos was better, on other firmware - SD.

So the cameras are draw if you ask me.

As for battery life - I am not happy with my HK SD yet, drains way too fast. I already have 8 charge cycles on it despite my phone being just a week old.

Previously I was always disabling battery optimisations but now had to enable it to improve the stats.

I am hoping Samsung will fix this soon.

Everything else works buttery-smooth. No heat whatsever, the CPU is always on 30 degrees and goes up to 40 when I perform heavy tasks (not games though as I am not a gamer).

Even with 40 degrees the phone is just warm, not hot as many Exynos users reported.

Reception is very good, carrier aggregation works out of the box, volte and wifi calling too.

The only thing that doesn't work is 5G but I mentioned about this earlier. Hope this will be fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
Another YouTube comparison puts SD far ahead of Exynos

https://youtu.be/63ETpB7AAg0
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joebongo:
Thanks, that video is a stark difference. It's said the SD ISP over sharpens but, if you had the choice of blurry or slight over sharpening, I guess the sharp wins?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
I think you always have to expect limited results from a phone camera, which are often process wrong (best to use pro modes if you want decent results IMO). But the low light difference was particularly interesting to my eyes - much better performance on the SD
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] shvyue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU52BmNR8q4&ab_channel=MarquesBrownlee

about 20% lower performance with Exynos, and more battery consumption.

BTW: you can buy one around £800, with 256gb + SD chips in Korea.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] jtOttawa:
You might find this site useful: https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/GB/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] KURDKiNG:
I just have a quick question. What if only 3 4g bands are compatible with my carrier? Will 4g speeds still be fast?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
It only uses 1 band at a time!

The difference between bands is that the greater the frequency (Mhz) the harder it is for the signal to penetrate buildings
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joebongo:
Well I've pulled the trigger. Exynos is being returned and SD model coming in a week or so from HK.

Thanks for everyone's help in making this decision.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
Congrats. If you ordered from Wonda, it won't even be a week - mine was 6 days
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] kradcliffe:
I'm not convinced it's a Snapdragon vs Exynos thing. Im pretty sure the issue is the display eating power. I've done a fair bit of testing.

I've now ordered a new Note 10 plus. The camera isn't as good but that's really it. The handset is considerably cheaper too with the new price drop.

Will be interesting to see the difference between that and the Note 20 ultra.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
Agreed re the price drop but disagree on all else!!! The 120hz screen is so much more fluid it makes a huge difference. But that is not important to some. Much better on thr SD Note U than even on the Exynos S20 U (my last device). And the camera is a fair bit better.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] kradcliffe:
As I said, yes the camera will be better but the 120hz display doesn't matter to me. No point having that if it absolutely kills the battery. Seems to be a problem even in 60hz mode unfortunately.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] jtOttawa:
The separate modem for the 865+ doesn't help, apparently: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...65-is-a-step-backwards-for-smartphone-design/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] ekerbuddyeker:
I was wondering what you decided
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joebongo:
I ordered from t-dimension's ebay site to give me a little more protection. Their ad said item located in Ireland and 3 days or something handling. Messaged them and it sounds very much like that's a load of balls and it's coming from HK on the slow boat.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] kradcliffe:
Ah yes, the sellers with fake locations. Reported many to eBay but they don't give a ****.

Be lucky if you see that any time soon. Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] VirtualWaver:
Not sure if you opened it yet BUT my wife's S20 arrived today (Exynos) and I could see A LOT of difference in favour of my Note 20 HK Snapdragon - the S20 heats up like crazy DROPS REFRESH RATE when throttling (mind you, not gaming, just installing apps from Play Store) and the interface has micro lags. It gets pretty hot when doing basic tasks too!

Now, I am not sure if this is still the case with Note 20 Exynos as Samsung improved heating, BUT from what Ive seen first hand, my device is MILES better in performance and heat.

I am with Three as you are. All is working like a dream, only 5G doesn't work yet but I don't care - I don't have 5G in my area and don't even think it will be properly implemented next year because of pandemic. The 4G+ speed is more than enough for me.

Will I recommend you to buy HK version? - yes, hands down the best Note 20 you can get!

If you decide to give it a go, I would strongly recommend Wonda.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] jonstatt:
Another very balanced comparison review

https://youtu.be/hmvfzDTywt4

It shows that while the SD is faster, in reality this is around 6%, hardly a big deal. Battery life is more noticeable. The photo thing is interesting but I suspect Samsung will even that out with updates.

I would want my 5G to work and do use dual sim. It is also pointed out in the video that the US gets half the storage. Is that difference to offset the Exynos factor?

Clearly the 990 works a lot better in the Note 20 than the S20
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] apd:
I can only say that the SD in my HK version is far ahead of the Exynos 990 in my S20 Ultra, which I have just sold. It is like a completely different genre of phone. I even ran them next to each other for a few days to check it wasn't all in my head!

The HK version I bought has dual SIM and 256Gb of storage (the same as the UK Exynos) version. True, 5G does not work at the moment. It may not work. I am a few miles from the centre of London and do not have 5G. Even friends who do have 5G get no advantage in real world terms over 4G, at least not yet.

Why did I buy the SD version? Very simple. I object to paying the same very expensive price for an inferior product. Whether it is 6% or 16%, the Exynos is inferior however you look at it. That is unacceptable when the asking price is the same - and well over £1,000.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] jonstatt:
I use 5G in lots of areas with EE. I have even hit 500Mbits. Admittedly you don't need that speed but its fun to see it! The 990 measures very differently on the note 20 to the s20. I dont know what they did but its like a different processor. Yes I would like the SD version of course but I also benefit from double the storage over the US version at least. Does the HK version support triple SIMs like the UK version? 2 Sim and 1 eSim
[Android Head-Units] hal752:
Hi all.

I was wondering if someone could help me. I've ran android head units a few years back. The days where they struggled to run Google play services and performance was a little lack luster.

So I have two options. I can grab a Tesla style screen with the Intel 9853 processor or a factory looking unit with a px6 unit.

Price wise there's around 50 pounds difference however the Intel unit has a bigger screen.

What would you suggest?

Thank you
[Android Head-Units] Baby.Boy:
Hello!

I've just upgraded from RK3188 with 1 gig RAM to my current unit which is an Intel with 4GB RAM.

I had the option to get PX5, and I've been on the head unit part of the XDA for quite a while.

The reason I didn't get the PX5 was because of its price, otherwise PX5 is superior in my opinion, I could be wrong, but the software side of the PX5(and PX6) is much more mature and more in development.

However there is catch for you; I am assuming that Tesla style has a bigger screen and that is an advantage.

My previous unit had a smaller screen with physical buttons, current one is full touch screen and I was very hesisant about it, but after installing it, I can confirm that a bigger screen is indeed better.

So unless the PX6 unit that you're talking about has a decent screen real state, I wouldn't rule out the Intel one just yet.

One more thing; is the Tesla style integrates the AC into the unit? If yes, then it ain't gonna be good.

My car has a Tesla style model too, with integrated AC, but people who had used it are saying it is not that great.

Cheers.
[Android Head-Units] hal752:
The px6 unit is bigger than my stock unit and does display the AC and settings via a inbuilt app. My car has its on display for the Aircon and temperature so it's not something Im that bothered about to much. The price how ever does grab me.

It's more the performance and I've managed to find some benchmarks for the Intel unit which doesn't perform to great in comparison to the px6.

It's a shame that the px6 Tesla screens are over 350+ compared to 250 for the same in a 10 inch display.
[Android Head-Units] Baby.Boy:
Well it is seems like it all comes down to price then.

If you can afford it, go with the PX6, I couldn't and got the Intel and I am more than happy.

Although it hasn't been that long since I've installed it, so I can't speak for long terms, but from the limited experience that I've gained, I would say that it is not gonna make me suffer in terms of performance.

What I'm trying to say is that, even if you go with the Intel, it would probably be okay for you too, because what are you gonna do with a head unit, game on it? It is just a navigation which is quite heavy and some music, at least for me, and the Intel performance is much more than what I might ever need.
[Android Head-Units] Bob_Sanders:
If I remember correctly the tesla screens are bigger but the resolution is a pretty crappy 1280 x 480

The new 10 inch px6 android screens are 720p (1080 x 720).... MUCH better resolution.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Afamocc:
After a very hard throw of my poor phone, it gets no signal. Tried all sw methods, none is working.

I suppose it's a motherboard issue, but I can't find the chip to buy to replace just that on the motherboard.

Any suggestions? Is it even possible to buy that part?

Imei correctly shows.

Signal strength -1 dbm 99 asu

Radio power off
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Antar05:
I recently found out that the videos I'd thought I was recording (through a GCam port) at 60fps weren't even hitting 25fps. I was using a Pie-based ROM (Validus) at the time, and since all the GCam ports have been focused on Android 10 for a while, I went ahead and flashed crdroid 6.9 along with a fairly minimal opengapps install.

On crdroid, trcamera again only hits 25fps when selecting 60fps. Same story with Open Camera under default settings. But when I switched the camera API from "original" to "Camera2," two things happened:

1. The max resolution I could set for video was now 720p

2. Videos I told it to record at 60fps would actually get captured at 76fps

So has anyone had any luck recording at 1080p/60fps on Potter (using any ROM / any app / any settings)?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] arkon1:
Hi all

I found for many month a cab-file for the kaiser.

But on wm6.1 i have problems with my wm5torage 1.8.

I correct and update the cab-file and he goes with no problems on my HTC-Kaiser with

WM 6.1.

manual:

After installation make a Softreset.

In the menu/Troubleshooting aktivate

Disable concurrency and

Disable RNDIS on Activate

Testing on:

WinXP SP3 -----------> and WM6.1 8GB SDHC ok

Vista SP1 -----------> and WM6.1 8GB SDHC ok

Ubuntu 8.04 -----------> and WM6.1 8GB SDHC ok

so long

arkon1
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mic_888:
Great thanks! Been looking for this :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] im2slpy:
couldn't install card export because version is incompatible.. anyone getting this?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ycavan:
Romeos v4.1, cannot install cardexport. incompatible version.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Vanstra:
Thanks. I'll try it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mic_888:
Yes I had the same problem - I'm on Romeos v4.1.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] arkon1:
Hio

Oje I forgot the reg-key...

-----------sorry---------

please uninstall the last and try this

testet on windows xp sp3 and wm6.1 (build 19209.1.0.2)

regards

Arkon1
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ADB100:
Struggling....

Thanks for this re-pack of WM5torage/Card Export II drivers :)

I am however still struggling :( This is the 1st version that actually 'Activates' on my Kaiser, all previous installs/re-cooks have failed at the 1st hurdle, with this one however it activates and Windows XP begins to see the Mass Storage device. Unfortunately that's where it stops though. In Device Manager a Disk Drive appears (WM5torag Kaiser USB Device - no it's not a typo...), also a new drive appears in My Computer. It is not accessible though, no properties as to it's size etc appear. The actual card is a 4GB Micro SDHC card and the ROM is re-cooked from the official 5.2.19212 release.

I have tried this on 3 different PC's so far - two XP SP3 machines and a Windows Server 2003 SP2 machine, all have USB 2.0 ports and the result is the same on each.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Andy
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] arkon1:
Hi ADB100

thank you for your reply.

Hmmm... have you activate

Disable concurrency

and

Disable RNDIS on Activate ?

You must wait sometimes 10-20sek.

Can you try a another cooked rom with another build?

Maybe your usb-Device is destroyed.

With usb-deview (this is for the Desktop-PC) you have a overview and repair-funktion for your usb-devices.

Any other have this problems?

regards

Arkon1
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] freenfast:
It does not work for me either on Hyper Dragon III 19th Sept ROM. I see the device in Explorer and AutoPlay runs but then it tells me the card needs to be formated.

When i used the Card Export trail everything worked ok.

Now can not install it either so i can not try Card Export again.....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] peterstodo:
Hi arkon1

big deal! The program works on my MDA VarioIII from German Telekom (=HTC Kaiser, WM6, SPB Pocket Plus with Today plugin).

But I have a problem after desactivating USB mode and finishing the program. The cpu load goes up to 100% and can just be brought back to the normal level by a softreset. I found out that Shell32.exe and filesys.exe are responsible for that. When a desactivate the today plugin from SPB Pocket Plus all works fine.

Do you have any idea how to deal with this effect, I would not do without Pocket Plus...?

By the way:

When I try to activate "Disable concurrency" and "Disable RNDIS on Activate" no hook will be set left of the text to show that these options are activated. Is this normal?

Would be great to hear from you.

Peter
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] peterstodo:
Hi Arkon 1

The program work "principally" fine on my MDA Vario III from German Telekom (HTC Kaiser, WM6, SPB Pocket Plus).

When I desactivate USB mass storage and leave the program the system load goes up to 100 %. "Shell32.exe" and "filfesys.exe" are responsible for that. When I desactivate today plugin from SPB Pocket Plus all works fine.

Do you have any idea what happens here and how to deal with that?

By the way: When I try to activate the mentioned options, no hook appera left of the text. Is this normal?

Would be great to hear from you.

Peter
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] xiaoheng6010:
thankyou try it

thankyou thankyou try it
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] Ethan Weegee:
Hi, I'm trying to run Android on my Switch, but the LCD is broken. The digitizer works fine, but everything beyond the far right side of the screen is unintelligible. Lineage itself works fine docked, but to install OpenGApps and/or Magisk I need TWRP. Unfortunately for me, TWRP doesn't display anything on the second screen, it's completely blank.

First, I tried installing Magisk manually. I made sense of the install script as best as I could, but the Magisk app says it's not installed. I tried TWRP ADB, but I've gathered from the guide thread that USB doesn't work. Then I tried enabling root with ADB and connecting over the network, but I can't get it to authenticate. I couldn't find the adb_keys file, so I created it at (the main partition with the most space? It's unnamed)/adb/adb_keys and have set the permissions to 0644 and owner to 0:0 with no luck. I revoked keys in settings and nothing happened, so this might actually be the wrong place. I've done quite a bit of Google-ing over the last few hours, and nothing I can find applies here.

I'm not quite sure where to go from here, I would greatly appreciate any ideas. Thanks!
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] evil_santa:
Have you another switch?

Reflash Linage on your SD card put it in the other switch install your stuff over twrp press reboot it comes black screen. Shutdown the switch put the SD card in your switch an it works.

Can you access twrp over your pc whit adb?

Try it when the switch is docket.

https://xdaforums.com/umi-z/how-to/guide-twrp-adb-shell-t3601881
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] Ethan Weegee:
No, no other Switch. What do you mean try when it's docked?
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] evil_santa:
put your switch in the dock while twrp is running. connect the USB port of your dock to your PC and try to connect via twrp. if you don't have a connection cable, try an Android smartphone.
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] Ethan Weegee:
That's not quite how USB works. I can't run adb from my phone anyways, it isn't rooted.

EDIT: I'm not quite sure I understood you. Did you mean plug the dock into the computer via USB-C? If so, I've just tried that and it didn't work.
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] Ethan Weegee:
I have managed to get ADB working! ADB with root is working fine, but I don't know how I can install Magisk and/or OpenGApps from here.