I’ve had Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 for quite some time now. They went through a washing machine, and I even managed to repair them once. But one of the buds started discharging almost immediately, so I decided it’s time to get a new version. There are plenty of Galaxy Buds 3 Pro sold on eBay sealed, so I decided I’d get one of these.
They arrived in a couple of days, indeed sealed, and at first I was convinced. The fact that they didn’t connect when I opened the case and weren’t recognized by Wearables app was annoying, but many Samsung users reported the same.
Then I started noticing more details, like the case not having markings on the bottom, and the buds not colour coded as in the videos.
And the final nail in the coffin: typo “copyrigh” in the manual.
So yeah, those are fake. First time this happens to me, as far as I remember.
I started a dispute, learned my lesson, and bought Buds Pro 4 from official reseller this time.
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Samsung S24 Ultra
Last time, I was waiting to replace my Note 8 for too long. What people don’t get is that “no security updates” isn’t mitigated by “nobody will want to hack my phone”. No security updates means no certificates. No certificates means no HTTPS. No HTTPS – no Internet services. So this time, I decided to try an upgrade just after 2 years, in hopes that the market value of my S22 Ultra will be higher.
Tradein doesn’t seem to be a viable option. The official prices are so high that even with a tradein, you still don’t reach Amazon prices. So I just got it on Amazon.
Honestly, the transition between Android phones is quite magical now. You almost don’t feel it.
The problem is, the changes are miniscule. The battery is still 5000 mAh. The weight is the same (S24 is 5g heavier). The size is the same. One improvement, though, is that S24 went back to a completely flat screen, which means you can buy glass screen protectors again.
I always adores S22 Ultra for the unique camera, which I called spyglass for the incredible zoom. This one is slightly different. I’d say, less sharpness, better colours, though.
Still happy that I upgraded, but it’s certainly not a quantum leap as it was with Note 8 to S22 migration.
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Samsung QN94A
Something I started noticing while playing Diablo 4 on my QN94A TV is that the colours are messed up when I enter a new location, but then they slowly fix themselves.
At first I thought it’s the dynamic contrast feature. But after some experimentation, it turned out to be the Local Dimming.
Luckily, the TV stores separate configurations for different inputs, so I just turned Local Dimming off for PS4.
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
The really groundbreaking feature of this phone is its camera.
At first I wasn’t impressed. Yes, it takes rather bright photos at night, but that’s it.
But then I zoomed to see the moon, and… wow:
And this one was taken from some 50 meters away, across the canal.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8
The way I discovered that my Note 8 is “slightly outdated” is when I noticed that my Evernote stopped supporting new features. Turns out it requires Android 10 now, and my Note 8 is still on Android 9. And has been for a while – since August 2021, it seems.
That way, by buying a flagship back in November 2017, I skipped Note 9, Note 10 and Note 20. There was no Note 21, because COVID. If I wished to, I could stay 5 years with the same phone 🤯